The man who ruled the roost for past 40 years...won Doctorate awards from british governemnt, Legion award from france, Highest civilian awards from Morocco,France, Jordan, and Middle east, Afghanistan, Iran, South Africa, and who holds three doctorate awards for his contribution to the world of Cinema, who in such old age still commands the highest number of fan following and much mroe than the combined number of fan following of hollywood stars ...who has been declared as the Star of Millenium by BBC, whose movie at any given time around the world 3 crores of people watch in a day ... an illusterious acting carrier of more than 150 movies with most different characters played which none of the acotrs in the earth has dared to play, who won first national award for his first ever screen performance for his debut Saath hindustani... this list thereafter looks like the rolled paper which is used in the rest rooms in Western Countries!
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by Goldy on Jun 12, 2008 06:33 PM Permalink
One this which came out of this list is that for Americans, world starts at West Coast in LA and ends in East Coast in Miami. Rest is all 2nd world or 3rd world.
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by Anand on Jun 12, 2008 05:53 PM Permalink
Obviously, you do not watch anything other than Hindi films, so you are excused for rating an overacting mediocre actor as no. 1. In the world!! Forget it, he's not no. 1 even in India, where Kamalahasan, for example, is a far superior and versatile actor. (And, I am not a Tamilian, not even from south.)
Coming to the Forbes ranking, it is based on pay, web hits, press mentions and TV mentions, and all these are counted largely only in terms of the USA and generally the Western world.
Please realise that for Americans, the world ends at America, like Hindi movies is the end of world cinema for you.
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by harish raj on Jun 12, 2008 06:02 PM Permalink
anand, you are forgetting one thing, majority wins. who cares for your personal views. you are nothing in this world. Only your relatives your collegues and your neighbour must knowing you whoich woould be in few hundreds.
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by Anand on Jun 12, 2008 07:35 PM Permalink
Harish, I prefer to belong to the discerning and well-informed minority rather than the majority with a sheep mentality.
Mr Bachchan too, just like you, ran away from the responsibility of developing and improving public taste; he never acted in good films.
Instead, he chose to align with the existing (cheap) public taste, and degraded it further by acting in roles where he would always act big and take law in his hands. Remember something like "Wherever I stand, that's where the queue starts'? Spreading lawlessness, nothing less! You call such persons great?!
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by thomas mathew on Jun 12, 2008 06:46 PM Permalink
Mr. Raj You are Wrong , when you sleep , the whole world is watching you..in fact kamal's Nayakan is only indian film made to the top 100 movies ever made all around the world. ring a bell?, c u claim to be on majority side, bt u dont have a clue on universal structure n updates,eh?.:-)
RE:Where is Amitabh?
by Goldy on Jun 12, 2008 06:23 PM Permalink
This list is all about America and Americans. Its Top 10 celebreties in US and not in the world. India have more popolation than US. People in India watch more movies then in US. Bollywood actors like Amitabh and Rajnikanth are like gods in India. Dont tell me that they dont even fit in this list of 100.
he who aspires to become all powerful by the force of money only adds insults to injury and invites astonishments and agony in the end to find it all colorless and funny.
RE:Foolish and funny
by Practicalman on Jun 12, 2008 09:59 PM Permalink
Hey...u all there, This is based on the total earning for the year. Obviously the hollywood stars are paid more and they are surely be in top positions. Indian celebrities are paid very less else the no. of movies if considered, Bollywood surely surpass hollywood. So nothing to worried about. Everyone has their own perceptions. One sees the money, other sees the mass...depends...
RE:The ranking is biased
by Practicalman on Jun 12, 2008 10:00 PM Permalink
Hey...u all there, This is based on the total earning for the year. Obviously the hollywood stars are paid more and they are surely be in top positions. Indian celebrities are paid very less else the no. of movies if considered, Bollywood surely surpass hollywood. So nothing to be worried about. Everyone has their own perceptions. One sees the money, other sees the mass...depends...
RE:Where is Super Star Rajinikanth?
by Rajaguru on Jun 12, 2008 04:59 PM Permalink
Leave alone Rajinikanth...where is Jackie Chan?...Where is Amitab Bachan???
RE:Where is Super Star Rajinikanth?
by Goldy on Jun 12, 2008 06:31 PM Permalink
Where is Amitabh and Shahrukh Khan?? They are really popular among Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan people in US and Canada.
RE:Where is Super Star Rajinikanth?
by Practicalman on Jun 12, 2008 10:05 PM Permalink
Dont be so sarcastic about bollywood stars. Hollywood movies are watched all over the worlds. But bollywood movies confined to Indians, Pakis and bangladeshis (wherever they reside). So the viewership is only for a small community. But the hollywood movies are well known not only in USA, but also in Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia as well. So comparing the two is a dumb thing.Come to the reality. Dont confine yourself to the well.
ashley tisdale is sooo hot...!! shez much much much better lukin den miley...& even a better actres....& her voice is simply gr8..!! i realy donnno how miley is much more famous dan ashley...
RE:WHERE IS RAJNIKANT, WE CAN'T SEE HIM IN THE LIST. HE MUST BE NUMBER ONE IN LIST.
by Murli on Jun 12, 2008 05:46 PM Permalink
The list containing Rajnikant's name will be found in some den or on tree in Nilgiris hill. Also there you will find your best friends.
Amitabh was selected by BBC in year 2000 as star of the millenium. I am surprised that he is not even in the top 100 list of forbes. I am not sure about powerful but if there was a worlds greatest acotrs list, he would have been no 1
RE:amitabh
by VELAYUDHAN MANOHARAN on Jun 12, 2008 04:19 PM Permalink
RAJESH KHANNA - THE GREATEST LEGEND & REAL SUPER STAR OF INDIAN CINEMA There are romantic leading men and there are romantic leading men, but very few have taken cinematic love to legendary heights. While there might be other icons but Super-Star- Actor Rajesh Khanna after four decades, he is the ultimate true romantic legend.
RE:amitabh
by Anand on Jun 12, 2008 04:06 PM Permalink
Obviously, you do not watch anything other than Hindi films, so you are excused for rating an overacting mediocre actor as no. 1. In the world!! Forget it, he's not no. 1 even in India, where Kamalahasan, for example, is a far superior and versatile actor. (And, I am not a Tamilian, not even from south.)
Coming to the Forbes ranking, it is based on pay, web hits, press mentions and TV mentions, and all these are counted largely only in terms of the USA and generally the Western world.
Please realise that for Americans, the world ends at America, like Hindi movies is the end of world cinema for you.
RE:amitabh
by franclin mathew on Jun 12, 2008 04:49 PM Permalink
Your reply is perfect. Add Cricket also. Average indian's sports knowledgeis also limited to cricket only.
obvioulsy you dont have a brain do you. amitabh a mediocre actor?? i agree kamal is good, but amitabh is no less. even at 65 he is still going strong. thats why i said he is great.
RE:amitabh
by soumya on Jun 12, 2008 04:28 PM Permalink
rightly said....
amitabh is just a star man..anyways such lists are crap...and power doesn't just come with money..these actors are not without backing of big production houses..i am sure a spielberg has more say than a Jolie in hollywood... and amitabh... com on man... he is not even the best actor in india...ok u wont follow southie films..nor so i as i dont knw any south language..but even in hindi there are great actors ..much better than amitabh..he has ridden his career on one angry young man overrated image...thats it... and now u will point out agnipath which is a abosuletely bad rip-off of scarface .. and black..some high pictched loud mumbo jumbo by him...
RE:amitabh
by VELAYUDHAN MANOHARAN on Jun 12, 2008 04:20 PM Permalink
RAJESH KHANNA - THE GREATEST LEGEND & REAL SUPER STAR OF INDIAN CINEMA There are romantic leading men and there are romantic leading men, but very few have taken cinematic love to legendary heights. While there might be other icons but Super-Star- Actor Rajesh Khanna after four decades, he is the ultimate true romantic legend.
So what if they have money they don't have a tail and horn as far as I am concerned they are another human being. Its we who make anyone celebrity. Just leave them alone and see all will be down to earth. Please do not make and Icon of anyone. Who knows what holds to-ommorrow and no one carries anything when they die.
he who aspires to become all powerful by the force of money only adds insults to injury and invites astonishments and agony in the end to find it all colorless and funny.
