Obama, Sonia Gandhi, Shah Rukh and Bin Laden on Top 50

Its yearend and World's best magazines are gearing up for listing 'World's top-charting powerful people. US based magazine 'Newsweek' has now named topmost 50 powerful people in the world where US President-elect tops with first rank. Sonia Gandhi has ranked at 17th position and Shah Rukh Khan holds 41st rank. According to Newsweek article, it has defined Sonia Gandhi with these words, 'Although Indian political scene is riven by factions, Congress remains the strongest national force, and the Italian-born widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi rules it unchallenged. In the world's largest democracy, she's queen.' Well, it's not just United States, but the entire globe is surprised to see that nor Will Smith neither Brad Pitt are listed in top 50, but Shah Rukh Khan. Bollywood calls him 'King Khan' and now the world would ennoble him so. Getting on him, the magazine states, it's not just that his romantic flicks make gazillions—it's where those gazillions come from. Khan is huge in the Muslim world, even in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where the mullahs ban his films. (The movies thrive on the black market.) Their main appeal is certainly the song-and-dance numbers, but Khan (a Muslim married to a Hindu) makes devoutly secular films where love trounces bigotry. Sonia Gandhi gives Khan's DVDs to visitors, especially Muslim ones. Here's hoping tolerance will leap from reel life to real life. Finally, Osama Bin Laden follows Shah Rukh Khan at 42nd rank for his powerful influence over continents….