Artists bet to stay in the limelight

- Katrina Kaif grabs Deepika's place in heroine if Bachchan father-son retains top spot in popularity

Artists in the entertainment industry are well aware of the importance of constantly shining in the visual medium. Whether it's going to the airport, going to the Maldives, taking a selfie in a bikini in a swimming pool, or going to a political movement to ask for information about the protesters, the artists know this art very well. Deepika has a record of consistently shining in the news media since 2012. But in 2031, Katrina Kaif topped the list for the first time due to the remix song Tip Tip Barsa Pani and the three day wedding program of Suryavanshi movie. News of her marriage made headlines for about a month. Like Vicky Katrina, Virat-Anushka, Deepika and Ranveer made headlines on their wedding day. Katrina's Suryavanshi remix song alone got over two crore views on YouTube. With that, Katrina grabbed Deepika's top spot for seven years. Kangana Ranaut's role in Thalaivi has been a huge success, making her the fourth most popular actress after Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.

As the country's number one heroine, Katrina Kaif topped the list with 4.5 per cent votes, followed by Deepika with 2.4 per cent, Priyanka Chopra with 3.2 per cent, Kangana Ranaut with 4.5 per cent and Kareena Kapoor with 4.5 per cent. Was fifth with a percentage.

Forgotten and over forty years old heroine Ravina Tandon also got a lifeline from the OTT stage and made her debut in OTT from Aranyak. At the same time, Raveena grabbed the place of Sushmita who entered the OTT stage from Arya. It is to be mentioned that three of the top five most popular actresses on the OTT stage are over 50 years of age. Apart from Raveena and Sushmita, Pooja Bhatt has also topped the list with Bombay Begum. The success of the Bombay Begums has once again proved the extent to which women's storytelling on OTT can be successful.

On the OTT platform, Raveena Tandon topped the list with 12% of the vote, followed by Sushmita Sen with 12.7%, Radhika Apte with 3.8%, Pooja Bhatt with 4.5% and Huma Qureshi with 1.3%. With was ranked fifth.

Speaking of male actors, Amitabh has further cemented his top spot in popularity. Even though the face of the 3-year-old superhero did not run at the box office, this film of the director of Kaun Banega Crorepati on the small screen was much loved by the families.

Very few actors like Amitabh have developed such a close relationship with their fans.

Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are right behind Amitabh. Both are in need of 3rd and 4th place in popularity but despite Suryavanshi and final release, they have retreated a bit in the last few times.

In terms of popularity, Amitabh again topped the list with 20.4 per cent, followed by Akshay Kumar with 12 per cent, Salman Khan with 3 per cent, Shah Rukh Khan with 4.5 per cent and Rajinikanth with 5.5 per cent. .

Abhishek Bachchan has retained the top spot on the OTT stage among male actors thanks to the success of Bob Vishwas. The film became one of the most watched films on the OTT stage. After Abhishek, Manoj Vajpayee retained his position with the success of The Family Man 2, followed by Saif Ali Khan with Tandav and Nawazuddin Siddiqui with Sirius Man. Unlike female actresses, male actors are finding it difficult to strike a balance between OTT and films. Bachchan, Salman and Akshay have tried to maintain this balance with Rose Sitabo, Radhe and Lakshmi and Atarangi Rethi. With the third wave of Covid coming in 206 and now coming to an end, viewers will get to see more of these artists running between OTT and theater.

On the OTT platform, Abhishek Bachchan topped the list with a success of Bob Vishwas with 12.5 per cent, followed by Manoj Bajpayee with 2.8 per cent, Bobby Deol with 3.1 per cent, Saif Ali Khan with 4.5 per cent and Nawazuddin. Siddiqui was ranked fifth with 4.5 per cent.