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Shraddha Kapoor surpasses PM Modi to become third most-followed Indian on Instagram, after Virat Kohli and Priyanka Chopra
Shraddha Kapoor has become the third-most followed Indian on Instagram by surpassing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is now inching closer to Priyanka Chopra on the list.
The monumental success of Stree 2 is not only giving Shraddha Kapoor her due appreciation but fame as well. The actress has now become the third most followed Indian on Instagram surpassing Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a slight margin. The actress had 91,518,357 followers with the politician at 91,391,797 tracked at 2:40 PM on August 21st, 2024.
Shraddha is followed by Priyanka Chopra at the number two spot with 91.8 million followers and ruling like a king is cricketer Virat Kohli with 271 million IG fans. After Shraddha, it’s Alia Bhatt (85.1M), Katrina Kaif (80.4M), Deepika Padukone (79.8M), and Neha Kakkar (78.7M) - the last one being the most followed Indian singer on Instagram.
For the unversed, the most followed Indian actor (male) on Instagram is Salman Khan (no. 10 on the total list) with 69.3 million followers. However, it is to be noted that PM Modi continues to remain the most-followed global leader on X (formerly Twitter) with 101.2 million followers. He is way ahead of other big names like US President Joe Biden, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed and Pope Francis.
Talking about other Indian politicians, then Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has 26.7 million followers and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has 27.6 million followers on X.
Shraddha Kapoor is currently in the headlines for her movie Stree 2. Directed by Amar Kaushik and written by Niren Bhatt, the movie is jointly produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios. With surprising cameos by Varun Dhawan and Akshay Kumar, this fifth installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana in key roles.
Technically speaking Amar Kaushik has given one of the most successful films in the post-Covid era with Stree 2. Recently while speaking to Connect Cine, Amar spoke about how he delivered a box office hit without relying on big stars and also spoke about the importance of storytelling over star power.
“I don’t know about other films, but we don’t chase after a star,” Kaushik said adding that he doesn’t build his stories around a star instead first crafts the story and then casts the right people for it. Amar added, “I remember feeling the same way as the audience five years ago, thinking, ‘Where is the story?’ Everything revolved around the star, and I didn’t enjoy that.”
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The filmmaker feels that the audience is quite smart and they very well know what the filmmakers are trying to market. He urged the need to create films that can connect with the audiences. Amar takes it as a responsibility to serve the audience and wants them to leave the cinema halls entertained. Kaushik, added, “You can’t deny the value of a star, but not everything should revolve around them.”
Amar then also spoke about Akshay Kumar’s surprising cameo and revealed that he approached the superstar while they were working together on Sky Force. When Akshay heard the dialogue, he readily agreed to it. “Akshay sir really enjoyed on the set. He wanted multiple versions of the same scene and gave multiple takes. I was just seeing his energy and enjoying it so much,” Amar added.
Watch Stree 2 in theatres near you.
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