Monday, February 11, 2008

Top 10 newsmakers in 2007

I know its a little late to come up with this blog. I mean its mid feb of 2008 and am still talking about 2007. But what the heck? Here it is anyways..
1. Shah Rukh Khan for many reasons ranging from a power-packed performance in Chak De India to his 6 packs in the tailor-made OSO. Leaving that aside, SRK popularized himself as a brand synonymous with Hyundai but could not live up to the charm and charisma of Mr. Bachchan, in KBC 3.
2. Chak De India which became the unofficial anthem that had both the masses and classes of India all geared to make it big in all possible sports.
3. Team India and M S Dhoni for winning the first T20 World Cup defeating arch rivals Pakistan in the finals and not to forget, the wonderful victory over Australia en-route.
4. The Sensex for touching the record-breaking 20,000 mark and giving a lot of scope to investors.
5. The Abhi-Ash wedding which made more news and had even more coverage in the news channels than anything else which is public and sane!
6. Prakash Karat for being the only ever marxist, almost killing the much awaited Indo-US nuclear deal and becoming a famous political actor in the process.
7.Ratan TATA for steering the largest acquisition of an overseas company by an Indian biz house when Tata acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel maker Corus.
8. Sanjay Dutt for bringing the 1993 Mumbai blasts to the front and also his stay at the Pune Yerwada Jail.
9. Mayawati for rising back to the political scenario in UP and single-handedly steering BSP to power again.
10. Deepika Padukone for being the new face in Bollywood after a dream debut with King Khan in OSO and the link-ups with both the stars of Indian Cricket - M S Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh.