Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Aamir Khan: 6 Indian celebrities on the cover of Time magazine | Bollywood

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Last year, Deepika Padukone made headlines when she appeared on the cover of the iconic magazine. So far, stars like Aishwarya Rai, Aamir Khan, Parveen Babi, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra have graced the cover. Moving forward, take a look at Time's covers featuring Bollywood actors over the years.

Parveen Babi

The first time a Bollywood celebrity appeared on the cover of Time magazine was Parveen Babi, almost 50 years ago, in 1976. The cover, titled “Asia's Hot Movie Scene: India's Parveen Babi,'' featured the late actor wearing a black costume adorned with thread. white pearls

Aishwarya Rai

This was followed by Aishwarya. The actor looked into the camera and smiled in the cover shot of Time magazine's 2003 issue, titled “Movie's Newcomer: As Bollywood Goes Global and Trendy, Aishwarya Rai Leads the Invasion.''

shah rukh khan

Shah Rukh appeared on the cover of Time magazine's “Asia's Heroes: 20 Under 40'' issue in 2004. The cover also said, “A new generation will take the stage.'' On the cover, the actor wore a black shirt and blue jeans.

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Aamir Khan

Aamir appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 2012 and 2013. A close-up photo of Aamir graced the cover of the 2012 issue titled 'The Quest of Khan'. In 2013, Aamir appeared on the cover again as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

priyanka chopra

In 2016, Priyanka appeared on the cover of Time magazine's “100 Most Influential People'' issue. She wore a black outfit on the cover of a monochrome magazine and stared intently at the camera.

deepika padukone

In 2023, Deepika graced the cover of Time magazine wearing a beige pantsuit. The actor looked away from the camera in the cover shot. The title of the issue was 'Global Star: Deepika Padukone Brings the World to Bollywood'.