Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world’s 100 most influential people, reports The Times of India.
The list includes Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Delhi lawyer Vrinda Grover and California’s Indian-American attorney general Kamala Harris besides teenaged Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and US President Barack Obama.
Like Aamir Khan, Malala Yousafzai, ‘the Pakistani schoolgirl whose advocacy for girls’ rights is just beginning’ is also featured on one of the special covers.
Aamir Khan, 48, the Bollywood star who wins praise from composer A.R. Rahman, ‘has been chosen for using his influence to raise social awareness in India.’
‘In a world of false diplomacy and evasiveness, Aamir is a straightforward man,’ writes Rahman noting, ‘He uses his gifts as a charmer to give his audience the most bitter medicine. Hypnotized, we take it without complaint.’
‘Aamir has started a movement that will help change the world in which Indians live. Jai ho!’ adds the Academy Award-winning composer.
-With New Age input
