‘Tis the reason to be jolly: Why Salman, Priyanka, Karan... will be celebrating tonight!

By Nichola

on December 01, 2017

Celebrations will be in the air, as Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra, Ekta Kapoor and Sidharth Roy Kapur have been featured on American magazine Variety's list of 500 most influential business leaders in the entertainment industry! The listed names are selected by the Variety editorial board, and evidently, reflect the accomplishments of its members over the previous 12 months.

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The website calls Salman ‘one of the unrelated Khan triumvirate comprising Aamir and Shah Rukh that has been ruling the Bollywood box office for decades’. The article lists his work in his latest films, as a host of ‘Bigg Boss’ as well as his ‘charitable trust’ Being Human. His rocky past has not been ignored either… “Salman was exonerated in 2015 on charges of culpable homicide in a 2002 hit and run case but in 2016, the case was admitted in India’s Supreme Court. Also in 2016, a 2006 case where Salman was accused of poaching an endangered species was admitted to the Supreme Court.”

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The profile of Priyanka Chopra mentions her Miss World title, her Bollywood debut and crossover to US television with ‘Quantico’. “Besides her acting, Chopra also takes time to sing and has released three singles — “In My City,” which aired during NFL games; “Exotic,” with Pitbull; and “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s song,” it reads. Chopra’s work as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights and the Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education, which helps children in need, is also cited.
Among Variety’s list of 500 Most Influential Business Leaders shaping the global $2 trillion entertainment industry, is also Sidharth Roy Kapur, whose Sidharth’s Roy Kapur Films (RKF) has opened its doors to writers, directors and producers with ideas for high impact content across multiple genres to be launched under the Jio Originals brand, and available to over 140 million subscribers.

“An honour this...” was how Karan Johar reacted to the news, while Ekta Kapoor tweeted, “Proud to represent India in the @Variety 500 list of the most influential people in entertainment over the year. Thank you Variety. Honoured and humbled to be one of the 12 Indians on the list.”

Updated annually, the Variety500 reflects the accomplishments of its members over the previous 12 months. They were selected by the Variety editorial board, which conducted extensive research for its selections.