Actor Ranbir Kapoor has secured a spot on TIME’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, making him the only Indian actor to feature in the list this year. His wife, Alia Bhatt, couldn’t contain her pride and took to social media to share a heartfelt note for her husband.
Alia shared a screenshot of the post announcing the same on Instagram story and wrote, “Looking good baby" followed by an ice cream emoji. TIME magazine unveiled its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world on Wednesday, with few Indians making the cut, including Ranbir Kapoor.
Ayushmann Khurrana wrote TIME’s profile of Ranbir, stating, “There are actors who chase legacy and there are actors who become one through their craft. Ranbir Kapoor is the latter,” Ayushmann wrote. He emphasized that Ranbir has moved beyond the chatter about box-office and weekend collections in Bollywood.
The list includes global leaders such as US President Donald Trump, Pope Leo XIV, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and commander of the 2026 Artemis II Reid Wiseman. TIME emphasized that honorees on the list are “changing culture in unprecedented ways.”
Alia Bhatt will soon be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War, alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal. It marks Alia's second collaboration with Bhansali after 2022's Gangubai Kathiawadi, for which she won a National Award for Best Actress.
