The
webspace
has
become
the
latest
hangout
for
the
hip
and
happening.
One
of
the
leading
online
retail
portals
eBay
announced
the
results
of
the
latest
edition
of
the
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer.
For
the
unknown,
the
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
gauges
celebrity
popularity
on
the
basis
of
the
number
of
celebrity
related
products
available
for
sale
on
eBay
India.
Shahrukh
Khan
tops
the
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
amongst
the
actors
followed
closely
by
Akshay
Kumar
and
John
Abraham.
On
the
other
hand,
among
the
actresses,
Kareena
Kapoor
tops
the
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
followed
by
Rani
Mukherjee
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan.
The
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
chooses
the
Top
10
actors
&
actresses
from
the
celebrity
related
merchandise
of
around
50
Bollywood
stars.
Deepa
Thomas,
Senior
Manager-Pop
Culture,
eBay
India,
says,
"The
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
provides
a
fun
way
to
track
celebrity
popularity
&
saleability.
eBay
India's
entrepreneurial
sellers
have
listed
celebrity
related
products
in
response
to
buyer
demand
and
hence
all
the
popular
stars
feature
here."
The
eBay
Bollywood
Barometer
has
ranked
both
the
Top
10
Actors
and
the
Top
10
Actresses
on
the
basis
of
movie
memorabilia
like
film
magazine
covers,
DVDs,
posters,
LPs,
dolls,
press
booklets,
lobby
cards,
movies
and
books.
Story first published: Friday, April 30, 2010, 17:11 [IST]