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June 2026

India’s Most Valuable Celebrities

The first-ever Fortune India-Interbrand study of India’s Most Valuable Celebrities identifies the country’s Top 25 movie and sporting icons. The methodology goes deep into the various aspects that determine brand strength—distinctiveness, coherence, engagement, trust, affinity, and responsibility. The final list is as much evidence of the brand power these celebrities have as it is of the growing personal brand ecosystem in India.

All Magazine Stories - June 2026 Issue

Deepfakes, brands and the AI frontier

7 min read
Deepfakes, brands and the AI frontier
Citykart: Fashioning growth across Bharat
6 min read
Diljit Dosanjh: From local legend to global cultural icon
Fortune India Exclusive: Kriti Sanon, the multi-hyphenate redefining modern stardom
Bridge to the South: Allu Arjun's celebrity economics
Alia Bhatt, the shape-shifter in a league of her own
Micro-dramas and the infinite scroll economy
8 min read
Ranveer Singh, the entertainment powerhouse
5 min read
Regional brands turn to celebrity power
9 min read
The new architecture of influence: What makes a celebrity investible?
Fortune India Exclusive: Akshay Kumar, the Everyman superstar
Air India: Can the Tata Group airline fly past the turbulence?
How SVF went from a single film studio to a Bengali entertainment powerhouse
Why Bollywood mogul Shah Rukh Khan’s appeal resonates across generations
Fortune India Exclusive: How Smriti Mandhana has become cricket’s other No.18 for brands after Virat Kohli
Fortune India Exclusive: Why Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the cross-border alpha
They came, they saw, they compounded: The Motilal Oswal story
T-Hub: Telangana’s startup crucible
8 min read
Companies that have put all their eggs in one basket struggle today: ABB Global CEO Morten Wierod
Why Virat Kohli is India’s most valuable celebrity brand, ahead of SRK and Priyanka Chopra
The business of celebrities: Stars focus on long-term value creation, beyond endorsements
Celeb power: How stars became India’s most powerful brands
It’s business over disputes at Tata Group
8 min read
Fuel crisis blues: How price hikes are triggering pressure on the economy
PM’s austerity signal calls for deeper reforms
2 min read
DIIs take charge as FIIs exit amid global uncertainties