Our very own Prince Charming Fawad Khan who successfully wooed his Indian fans with his Bollywood debut Khoobsurat has been rated the fifth best actor in India, according to a ranking released by Times Celebx.

The website, Times Celebx is powered by Zoom and is known to be a reliable rating index gauging the popularity of stars. According to the website: “Based on their popularity, performance and visibility the ‘T Score’ is calculated by measuring various parameters ranging from Box Office performance to PR buzz to Online following and more.”

According to the list, Salman Khan is the King of Bollywood followed by Hrithik Roshan, Shahrukh Khan, Akhshay Kumar and finally our own Fawad Khan.

Before leaping to the fifth position, the heartthrob Fawad Khan was at number 34 in July and number 26 in August.

Actor Ali Zafar whose Kill Dil is releasing in the upcoming weeks is ranked at number 38.

Top five female actors include Priyanka Chopra at number one followed by Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra.

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