On Google Zeitgeist 2011, these are India's fastest-rising people
On Google Zeitgeist 2011, these are India's fastest-rising people
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Poonam Pandey: A small-time model, Poonam Pandey surely knows how to stay in the limelight. First her promise to strip for Team India's World Cup win and then her tantalizing Twitter updates made not just the Men in Blue stand up and take notice of her, but earned her many followers on Twitter too.
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Anushka Sharma: There's something that clicks about this Yash Raj Films find, despite average earners like Patiala House and Ladies VS Ricky Bahl in 2011. Anushka's vivaciousness, million-dollar smile and perfect dancing skills have catapulted her into an young actress with promise.
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Salman Khan: If Bollywood's knight in shining armour bailed the industry out in 2009 and 2010, he boosted the box office business this year too with Bodyguard and Ready. In both, neither the content was premium, nor were the performances superlative, but what helped the actor stand out were the big bucks his films raked in, strengthening his position as a bankable star.
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Justin Bieber: Be it his songs, his awards or his steamy relationship with Selena Gomez - the 17-year-old pop sensation is surely a hit. His movie entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released in February and topped the box office. In June, he was ranked No. 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30.
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Katrina Kaif: As a free-spirited, independent girl in the multi-starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, as a sexy item girl in Bodyguard or as the effervescent Dimple Dixit in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Katrina Kaif showed how she's evolved as an actress this year.
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Vijay Mallya: The flamboyant owner of the UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines has always grabbed headlines for his lavish lifestyle, wealth, villas and automobiles. Add to that his penchant for sports with F1 team Force India, IPL team Bangalore Royal Challengers and I-League team East Bengal FC. Small wonder then that he is dubbed the Branson of Bangalore.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: New mom Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has had an eventful year, though not connected to movies. Her Cannes appearance, her pregnancy, her fiasco with Madhur Bhandarkar over his ambitious project Heroine, and her baby, have all grabbed headlines this year.
