Top 5 most-successful Indian celebrities on Instagram in 2020
Below are the top FIVE Indian celebrites with most new followers on Instagram in 2020 (excluding sportspersons and politicians).
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Sara Ali Khan started 2020 with Imtiaz Ali’s romantic drama “Love Aaj Kal” reboot opposite Kartik Aaryan and ended the year with David Dhawan’s “Coolie No. 1” alongside Varun Dhawan.
The 25-year-old actress had close to 16 million followers and was ranked 31st in the list of most popular celebrities on Instagram at the beginning of 2020. Over the course of the year, the actress has amassed over 13.5 million new followers and is now the 31st most-popular Indian celebrity on Instagram.
Sara Ali Khan currently has 29.5 million followers on the photo and video-sharing platform.
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Akshay Kumar had a great start to 2020 as his 2019 Christmas release “Good Newwz” opened to good reviews and was successful at the box office.
The 53-year-old actor completed filming of “Bell Bottom” during the pandemic and entertained audiences with his performance as a revenge-seeking transgender person in Diwali-release “Laxmmi”.
Kumar amassed close to 14 million followers on Instagram in 2020. He currently has 47.6 million followers and is the 8th most-popular Indian celebrity on Instagram.
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Katrina Kaif’s “Sooryavanshi”, opposite Akshay Kumar, that was due to release in March 2020 was postponed to December 2020 and then further pushed back to 2021 due to the pandemic.
Despite the lack of new releases, the 37-year-old English actress gained 15 million new followers on Instagram in 2020.
Kaif currently has 45.8 million followers on the social-networking platform.
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Shraddha Kapoor starred in Baaghi 3 opposite Tiger Shroff that released in March 2020. The action-thriller, despite lukewarm critical reviews, went on to become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2020.
The 33-year-old actress has completed filming of her “Nagin”, directed by Vishal Furia.
Kapoor gained over 19 million new followers on Instagram in 2020, taking her total tally to 57.4 million followers.
The Saaho actress leapt past Alia Bhatt’s Instagram follower count in early June 2020 and overtook Deepika Padukone in mid-July.
Shraddha Kapoor is now the second most-popular Bollywood celebrity on the platform.
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Singer Neha Kakkar, who was recently recognized by Spotify for being the most-streamed Punjabi as well as Hindi female artist in 2020, has gained nearly 20 million new Instagram followers in 2020.
At the beginning of 2020, Kakkar was the 10th most-followed Indian on Instagram. The singer raced past Akshay Kumar and Jacqueline Fernandes in September, reached the 50 million followers mark on 7 December and overtook Alia Bhatt in December.
Neha Kakkar is currently the 5th most-followed Indian celebrity on Instagram with 50.9 million followers.
Note: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has gained over 40 million new followers on Instagram in 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has amassed over 18.5 million new followers on the photo and video-sharing platform during the past twelve months.