Time’s 100 most influential celebrities list released, names of Ajay Banga, Alia and Sakshi included – News India Live
New York: Time’s list of 100 most influential people was released on Wednesday. This includes World Bank chief Ajay Banga, Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, wrestler Sakshi Malik and actor-director Dev Patel and many other Indians. TIME’s 2024 list also includes the names of Jigar Shah, director of the US Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office, Yale University astronomy professor Priyamvada Natarajan, Indian-origin restaurateur Asma Khan and Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Heart of Stone director Tom Harper wrote about Alia Bhatt that she is truly an international star. There is a dignity in the way he works. She is focused, open to ideas and willing to take creative risks. In the year 2023, Alia Bhatt debuted in Bollywood through Heart Stone. About Ajay Banga, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote that after becoming the head of the World Bank last June, Ajay Banga presented a new vision and moved forward with courage to create a world free from poverty.
Filmmaker Nisha Pahuja wrote about Sakshi Malik that she was one of India’s most famous wrestlers, who gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand women athletes.