Marvel’s Captain America Chris Evans was recently judged the sexiest man alive, and DCEU’s Black Adam Dwayne Johnson may have taken over the box office, but it seems, in India, a good old fashioned American action-adventure is still the key to popularity. Trumping both Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise has become the most popular film star in India.
Earlier today Ormax Media, shared a list of most popular Hollywood celebrities in India for the month of October. As per the analytic firm, Top Gun Maverick star Tom Cruise is the most popular Hollywood star in India, followed by Robert Downey Junior, who is best known for his stint as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Dwayne Johnson, who recently gave a power-packed performance as Black Adam in the DCEU comes in at number three, while Chris Hemsworth, who too is known for his role as the God of Thunder Thor in the MCU, having last appeared in Thor: Love and Thunder came in at fourth. The top five is rounded off by Tom Holland, who, as per latest reports, has reportedly signed a new deal for another Spider-Man trilogy, which will be developed at Sony Pictures in partnership with Disney and Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios
Will Smith, who in recent times has become more popular for Oscars’ Slapgate incident than his movies, has come in at number six, while Academy Award winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is at number seven in the ranking.
Johnny Depp, whose controversial lawsuit with Amber Heard thrust him into the limelight in recent times has edged past Brad Pitt at number eight. While Pitt himself is at the penultimate position, surprisingly, Chris Evans, who, apart from playing the role of Captain America, till recently, in the MCU, has also been adjudged the sexiest man alive closes the list at number 10.
