Not Aamir Khan, Rishabh Shetty But These 2 Newcomers Are Most Popular Indian Stars Of 2025!
The most popular India stars of 2025 have turned out to be two most unexpected faces. Read on for more.
In films, this year has been all about surprises. The highly anticipated ones have left us disappointed, and then there have been some sweet surprises that we didn’t see coming! Similarly, this year, the popular Indian stars of 2025 are not the usual actors that one may expect to see as the chartbusters, but some fresh faces have emerged in the top 10 of the list. Can you take a guess? Well, read on if not!
Who Are The Top 2 Popular Indian Stars of 2025?
Not SRK or Deepika Padukone, but this year, the actor who has taken the first position on the list is a newcomer. He is none other than the Saiyaara star Ahaan Panday. According to IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Stars of 2025, Ahaan Panday tops the list. And in the second position is Aneet Padda, the leading lady in Saiyaara. The 6th and 7th position have been secured by Rashmika Mandanna and Kalyani Priyadarshan. For the unversed, Kalyani Priyadarshan featured in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, a Malayalam film that gave us the first Indian female superhero.
Aamir Khan secured the third position in the list, and other actors who featured are Dhadak 2’s Triptii Dimri, Kantara Chapter 1’s Rishabh Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth, Homebound’s Ishaan Khatter, Ba***ds Of Bollywood star Lakshya. It’s great to see a balance of male and female stars on this list.
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On the work front, Aneet Padda has a good lineup of projects like a horror-comedy Shakti Shalini, and a courtroom drama Nyaya. On the other hand, Ahaan Panday has teamed up with Ali Abbas Zafar for an action film, and not much details about the film have been revealed as of now. We’re excited for these films!
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First Published: December 03, 2025 1:19 PM






