Aamir Khan nominated for Time's 100 most influential people
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is nominated for 2011 TIME 100 poll for 100 Most Influential People of the World
BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR Aamir Khan has made it to the list of nominees of TIME magazine's poll for 100 Most Influential People of the World. The actor-producer has been nominated among 204 world leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes encompassing people from all walks of life and countries. The online voting for the 2011 TIME 100 poll closes on April 14.
The ''thinking superstar'' is known for socially relevant films, which also set new records at the box office. Known internationally for films such as 3 Idiots (2009), Taare Zameen Par (2007), Rang De Basanti (2006), Aamir Khan gained worldwide attention from the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan (2001). His films such as Peepli Live (2010) and Dhobi Ghat (2011) have also made a mark at prestigious international film festivals.
Commenting on Aamir Khan's nomination, TIME magazine writes: ''Aamir Khan started out in Bollywood as a handsome, likable star from a family of film producers. While still at the peak of his career as an actor, he has successfully reinvented himself as a producer, encouraging out-of-the-box movies. In 2009, he starred in and co-produced Bollywood's biggest-ever commercial hit, 3 Idiots, and last year he produced the critically acclaimed Peepli Live, a satire on farmer suicides that made a profit without any top stars.''
Aamir Khan is the only Indian actor nominated in this year's TIME 100 poll.
Commenting on Aamir Khan's nomination, TIME magazine writes: ''Aamir Khan started out in Bollywood as a handsome, likable star from a family of film producers. While still at the peak of his career as an actor, he has successfully reinvented himself as a producer, encouraging out-of-the-box movies. In 2009, he starred in and co-produced Bollywood's biggest-ever commercial hit, 3 Idiots, and last year he produced the critically acclaimed Peepli Live, a satire on farmer suicides that made a profit without any top stars.''
Aamir Khan is the only Indian actor nominated in this year's TIME 100 poll.
Other Indians nominated in 2011 TIME 100 poll include, Sonia Gandhi, UPA Chairperson, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Indian-American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee and Indian-American neuroscientist-author V.S. Ramachandran.
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