This celebrity has beaten Modi to become the most searched Indian celebrity of 2016

Former adult star and now Bollywood diva has an impressively rapid rise to success

Every year, Yahoo! India releases its ‘Year in Review’ list, which covers celebrities, socialites, events and stories that captured the attention of Indians in the last 12 months.

For the fifth consecutive year, former adult star-turned-actor Sunny Leone and Salman Khan have become the most searched personalities on the Internet, according to Hindustan Times. 

The results mean that Sunny Leone has trumped Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Salman continued to be the ‘Bigg Boss’ landing the top spot for the most searched male celebrity of 2016.



Bipasha Basu’s recent wedding ensured her place in this list as the second most-searched female celebrity. Deepika Padukone landed third on the list while Katrina Kaif followed closely behind in fourth place.

Salman Khan being the Bigg Boss that he is landed on the top of the list for the most searched male celebrity of 2016. The second most searched male celebrity was a stand-up comedian and TV personality Kapil Sharma who is then followed by our all time favourites Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Here, see for yourself.


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