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Actor Ranbir Kapoor\u2019s feature in TIME magazine\u2019s 2026 was written by actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who noted that some actors chase legacy, while others achieve it through their work.<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nRanbir Kapoor makes it to TIME’s 100 most influential list <\/p>\n
TIME magazine\u2019s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people<\/strong> has been released, featuring personalities from fields such as finance, entertainment, technology, sports, activism, and academia. Several Indian celebrities have made it to the list. It\u2019s not Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, or Ranveer Singh, but Ranbir Kapoor<\/strong> who has been featured, along with chef Vikas Khanna<\/strong> and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.<\/strong> Kapoor\u2019s feature was written by actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who noted that some actors chase legacy, while others achieve it through their work.<\/p>\n
Ranbir Kapoor is the latter. In an industry as prolific and passionate as Indian cinema, we often measure greatness in decibels\u2014box-office numbers, fan frenzy, and opening weekends. But every once in a while, an actor shifts something quieter yet far more enduring: our emotional vocabulary as an audience. Ranbir has been doing that, film after film.<\/p>\n
In a world where performances are often amplified, Ranbir internalises. He shows our culture through quiet restraint. He represents the India that is finally learning how to listen to itself and leaves a mark through simple authenticity. Globally, actors like Ranbir become important cultural bridges. He embodies an India that is evolving not just in scale but also in sensitivity. Our cinema is influencing the world. Ranbir isn\u2019t just a movie star\u2013he\u2019s a storyteller talking to a global audience and telling them stories of a fabled, mythical country where epics like The Ramayana have inspired other civilisations and cultures,\u201d Ayushmann wrote.<\/p>\n
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