Can you believe this? Sonam Gupta of ‘Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’ fame is the third most searched personality in 2016 according to Google India after US president-elect Donald Trump and Indian Olympic medalist P.V Sindhu.
No one knows who this Sonam Gupta is but it seems trillions of Google searches by Indians tried to find this elusive character in this year, and more precisely, during the current demonetisation drive.
When the demonetisation drive was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi where high value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 lost its legal tender, or simply, banned, someone posted a currency note on social media with ‘Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’ written on it.
It became a rage after that. Millions of Indians posted some kind of joke and funny notes related to the character on social media like Facebook and Twitter, and help made it a household name, though no one knows who this ‘Sonam Gupta’ actually is.
But interestingly enough, this character found its name among the likes of US President-elect Donald Trump who is placed at number 1 position and followed by Indian badminton star and Olympic medalist P.V. Sindhu at second position. Sonam Gupta is followed by Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar at fourth position. Bollywood beauty Disha Patani who recently made her Bollywood debut in a biopic on Indian cricketing star M S Dhoni is placed at fifth position whereas Indian female wrestler and Olympic champion Sakshi Malik also featured among the Top 10 trending personalities on Google.
A quick look at the year’s top news moments that captured India’s attention reveals that even though Olympics topped the charts, the historic win for Donald Trump in US elections and Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit) reflected on India’s rising involvement and interest around global issues. The 7th Pay commission, Demonetization, and the strategic surgical strike on terror groups caught everyone’s attention and generated a great deal of search curiosity among Indian users.
Among the Bollywood leads, power packed performance by Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Patani not just won them accolades but the duo also emerged on the top trending charts of male and female bollywood stars. When it comes to movies and entertainment, Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan with his blockbuster film ‘Sultan’ captured the peak position among top trending movies followed closely by Thalaiva Rajinikanth’s blockbuster film ‘Kabali’. Shahid Kapoor starrer Udta Punjab, Akshay Kumar’s Airlift and Ranbir and Anushka Sharma starrer ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ also made it to the Top 5.
Recently, the same ‘Sonam Gupta’ also featured in the question papers of IIT Guwahati, a premier Indian educational institute.
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