Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, & others enter Forbes’ list of Asia’s 100 Digital Stars List

On Tuesday, Forbes released its 100 Digital Stars list highlighting 100 singers, bands, and film and TV stars from across Asia-Pacific region. Alia Bhatt, Neha Kakkar, Shahid Kapoor, Mhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, Shreya Ghoshal and many or names from India have me it to Forbes’ list of most influential celebs on social media in Asia Pacific region. 

With over 49 million followers, Neha Kakkar's wedding with actor and singer Rohan Preet Singh got a lot of attraction on social media. Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor earned many awards for his 2019 blockbuster Kabir Singh.

Katrina Turquotte, a.k.a Katrina Kaif with her 45 million followers on Instagram launched her cosmetics line. Meanwhile, Shreya Ghoshal who took part in a virtual concert amid pandemic received over 95,000 likes on post promoting event.

Jacqueline Fernandez also featured in list from Sri Lanka. 

Talking about list, Forbes said, "Much of region’s population is spending time isolated at home, where people are relying on ir screens for communication and entertainment. We’ve given special focus to celebrities who, despite cancelled physical events and activities, mand to remain active and relevant, largely by using social media to interact with ir fans, raise awareness and inspire optimism. Many also used ir influence to help worthy causes, especially those with a Covid-19 focus."

Lisa, Jennie, Rosé, and Jisoo, BTS, actor and singer Jay Chou, Lee Min-ho, Karine Langford, Raisa, Vice Ganda, Aiman Khan, Urassaya Sperbund, Donnie Yen, Hugh Jackman, Mahira Khan, singers Atif Aslam, Troye Sivan and many ors also me to list.

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