Actor
Sonu
Sood
has
been
named
the
top
global
asian
celebrity
for
the
year
2020,
as
he
grabs
the
top
spot
on
'50
Asian
Celebrities
In
The
World'
list
.
The
actor
was
at
number
one
on
the
list
of
50
Asian
Celebrities
In
The
World,
which
was
published
by
UK-based
newspaper
Eastern
Eye.
Honoured
by
this,
Sonu
said
in
a
statement,
"Thank
you,
Eastern
Eye,
for
recognising
my
efforts.
As
the
pandemic
broke,
I
realised
it
was
my
duty
to
help
my
countrymen,
it
was
an
instinct
that
came
from
within.
Eventually,
this
was
something
I
came
to
Mumbai
for,
it
was
my
responsibility
as
an
Indian
which
I
did
and
I
won't
stop
till
my
last
breath."
Sonu
stood
out
this
year
for
his
relentless
efforts
to
reach
out
to
those
in
need
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
From
arranging
food
and
transportation
for
migrant
labourers
stranded
across
the
country
and
the
world,
to
offering
assistance
in
health
care
and
education,
and
taking
up
individual
requests
for
help
by
farmers,
students
and
others,
Sonu
has
done
a
lot.
He
has
even
been
hailed
as
a
'superhero'
and
'messiah'
by
many
of
his
colleagues
and
netizens
on
social
media.
It
was
recently
reported
that
the
actor
has
mortgaged
8
properties
in
Mumbai
to
raise
Rs
10
crore
to
serve
the
needy.
Sonu
also
had
the
Arts
&
Humanities
department
of
the
prestigious
Sarat
Chandra
College
in
Andhra
Pradesh
named
after
him.
He
called
this
the
'greatest
honour
of
his
life'.
Coming
back
to
the
list,
singer-songwriter
Armaan
Malik
was
fifth
in
the
list
whereas
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas
took
the
sixth
spot.
Canadian
Youtuber
and
entertainer
Lilly
Singh
took
the
second
spot,
Indian
British
pop
star
Charli
XCX
was
third
and
British
actor
Dev
Patel
was
fourth.
Other
Indian
celebrities
in
the
top
50
were
Ayushmann
Khurrana
(11),
Diljit
Dosanjh
(14),
Shehnaaz
Gill
(16),
Amitabh
Bachchan
(20),
Pankaj
Tripathi
(23),
Asim
Riaz
(25),
Masaba
Gupta
(32),
Saloni
Gaur
(36),
Dhvani
Bhanushali
(42),
Helly
Shah
(47)
and
Anoushka
Shankar
(50).