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50 People Who Matter Today :The Obamas, Shah Rukh Khan & Dan Browne In The New Statesman List
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The New Statesman's diverse and subjective list of the 50 individuals, couples and families changing the world today includes, the names of The Obamas (at no. 1) , The Murdochs (at no. 2), Dan Browne (at no. 50) and of course Bollywood's global superstar Shah Rukh Khan (at no. 42.

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Shahrukh Khan

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For billions of people across Asia, Shahrukh Khan is the biggest star on earth. Since his film debut in 1992, King Khan has been the ruling monarch of Bollywood, the world's largest film industry. "I want people to scream and shout at me," he says. Which is lucky, as he is wildly popular in India, Pakistan and even Afghanistan, where his films were sold on the black market during Taliban rule. A Muslim hero in a Hindu nation, SRK, as he is affectionately known, is the symbol of a younger, confident, richer, globalised India.


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