Fawad Khan outranks Shahrukh, Salman on Bollywood rating index

Fawad Khan and Priyanka Chopra take the top positions in Times Celebex powered by zoom for the month of March 2016.

Khan was in the news for the release of his film ‘Kapoor & Sons’. The actor won a lot of accolades for his performance in the movie.

The ratings are measured including the stars’ Box-Office performance, their ability to stay in the news across print, TV and online, their brand endorsements, and their popularity among fans on the Internet and social media.

These are taken cumulatively to assign the actors a final rank called the ‘T Score’. Times Celebex is a scientific and robust ranking system based on data collected from 60+ publications and 250+ TV channels, making it the first ever ranking system for Bollywood. We have put together the stars’ ranking for the month of March 2016, says the Times of India.

The rating index underline reasons for stars being in the Top 10 list:

Shah Rukh Khan: Promotions of ‘Fan’, news around Raees and four brand endorsements.

Salman Khan: Buzz around ‘Sultan’ and one brand endorsement.

Ranveer Singh: Bagging the Best Actor award at The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2016, news around his film ‘Befikre’ and two brand endorsements.

Sidharth Malhotra: Release of his movie ‘Kapoor & Sons’ and one brand endorsement.

Arjun Kapoor: Promotions of his film ‘Ki & Ka’, his TV show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ and one brand endorsement.

Aamir Khan: Buzz around his film ‘Dangal’ and reports of him being interested in being a part of the Kishore Kumar biopic.

Varun Dhawan: Buzz around ‘Judwaa 2’ and ‘Dishoom’, and one brand endorsement.

Alia Bhatt — leaps from 21st to 2nd rank – Release of her film ‘Kapoor & Sons’.

Bipasha Basu — leaps from 36th to 14th rank – News of her wedding to Karan Singh Grover.

Kangana Ranaut — leaps from 7th to 4th rank – News around her personal life pertaining to Hrithik Rohan and buzz around ‘Rangoon’.

Deepika Padukone: Buzz around her Hollywood film ‘XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage’ and three brand endorsements.

Katrina Kaif: News of her break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, buzz around the shooting of ‘Jaggaa Jasoos’ and two brand endorsements.

Sonam Kapoor: Post release buzz of her film ‘Neerja’ and rumours of her doing another heroine-oriented film.

Kareena Kapoor Khan: Promotions of Ki & Ka and buzz around her next film ‘Udta Punjab’.