Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has once again topped the list of most trusted Bollywood celebrities in India, followed by "Sultan" actor Salman Khan at the second position. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar ranks third.
In terms of Bollywood ranking, Big B topped the list last year, while "Dangal" actor Aamir Khan was ranked as the second most trusted male celebrity, "Dilwale" actor Shah Rukh Khan was the third most trusted male Bollywood celebrity and Salman ranked fourth. This year Salman has pushed Aamir to the fourth position to take the second spot, while Shah Rukh remains at third, Brand Trust Report 2016 reports.
Among the actresses, "Jai Gangaajal" actress Priyanka Chopra has topped the list, while Katrina Kaif is at second followed by Alia Bhatt. Interestingly, Katrina was the top female trusted celebrity, while Priyanka was the second trusted personality in India last year.
The survey also includes Ratan Tata as the most trusted business personality and Bill Gates as the second most trusted personality. Yoga guru Ramdev is the most trusted spiritual leader and Kumar Sanu is the most trusted singer.
Trust Research Advisory (TRA) release the Brand Trust Report annually. TRA conducted a survey to determine the most trusted personality, products and several other categories. Check out the complete list here.
Rank | BTR 2016 | BTR 2015 | Celebrity |
1 | 250 | 223 | Amitabh Bachchan |
2 | 267 | 605 | Salman Khan |
3 | 383 | 283 | Shah Rukh Khan |
4 | 459 | 261 | Aamir Khan |
5 | 479 | - | Nana Patekar |
6 | 641 | 748 | Priyanka Chopra |
7 | 696 | - | Hrithik Roshan |
8 | 761 | 649 | Katrina Kaif |
9 | 765 | - | Kumar Sanu |
10 | 876 | - | Alia Bhatt |
11 | 880 | 788 | Kareena Kapoor Khan |
12 | 888 | - | Madhuri Dixit Nene |
13 | 964 | 870 | Rekha |
14 | 966 | 733 | Ranbir Kapoor |
15 | 967 | - | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
16 | 993 | - | Akshay Kumar |