London. Famous singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh topped the British list of ‘World’s Top 50 Asian Celebrities of 2024’ released in London on Wednesday. Last year, actor Shahrukh Khan topped this list. Punjabi singer and actor Dosanjh has topped the 2024 edition of the list published by British weekly newspaper ‘Eastern Eye’, beating international talents from the world of cinema, television, music, art and literature. Dosanjh has sung many successful songs for films and his popularity has further increased through major national and international music festivals. Asjad Nazir, Editor (Entertainment), ‘Eastern Eye’ said, ‘The singing superstar’s highly successful ‘Dil-Luminati’ show is the most successful world tour by any South Asian celebrity in history.’
Diljit Dosanjh’s tour made many records
He said, his historic performance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ broke new ground for Indian music. Apart from spreading the magic of music, this versatile star also showed his acting ability in films and proudly promoted his Punjabi culture. Everyone is talking about her and it’s been a dream year for her.” Indian-origin pop superstar Charli XCX came in second place. At the third position in the list was actor Allu Arjun who broke box-office records and changed the landscape of cinema in his country with ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, the most successful Indian film of the year.
Dev Patel was also left behind
Actor and filmmaker Dev Patel came fourth, cementing his place as a Hollywood powerhouse by writing, directing, producing and starring in the hit film ‘Monkey Man’. Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was ranked fifth, Tamil film actor Vijay was sixth and singer Abhijeet Singh was ranked seventh. Australian actress Geraldine Vishwanathan, Pakistani actress Hania Aamir and British actress Simone Ashley are among this year’s top 10 celebrities. The oldest actor on the list is 82-year-old Amitabh Bachchan (26th place) and the youngest is 17-year-old actress Nitanshi Goyal (42nd place), who was included in the list for her impressive performance in India’s official Oscar entry ‘Missing Ladies’. Has been included.