Tom Cruise beats Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to become the most popular Hollywood male star (India) in 2021

Tom Cruise continues to remain India’s favourite Hollywood star. In the year 2021, despite the actor not having any releases, he gained the top spot as the most popular Hollywood male star. The poll was ranked according to Indian fans. Tom even beat The Rock aka Dwayne Johnson to the spot.

Ormax Media released the list of the most popular Hollywood actors, according to India. Tom, who has been tagged as one of the most handsome and rich actors, led the pack.

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Tom Cruise is currently busy with his projects Mission Impossible 7 and 8. While Mission: Impossible 7 is expected to be released in 2022, Mission Impossible 8 is likely to take another year for release, depending on the COVID-19 situation.

Dwayne Johnson, last seen in the Netflix film Red Notice, is the second most popular Hollywood actor in India. Dwayne is also best known for working opposite Priyanka Chopra Jonas in her debut Hollywood film, Baywatch. In a way, he gave the actress her debut project.

Robert Downey Jr., best known for playing Iron Man in MCU films, ranked third on the list. His popularity grew fourfold after Iron Man died in the franchise, leaving many fans heartbroken.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Hemsworth took the fourth and fifth spot. While Leonardo is a favourite across the globe, Chris became renowned as Thor, post which he featured in the Netflix film Extraction which gave Randeep Hooda his Hollywood debut.

Will Smith and Brad Pitt came on the sixth and seventh spot respectively. The two have been actors for a long time and thus, they have a constant fan-following across countries, including India.

Vin Diesel, who is best known for his Fast & Furious and xXx franchise, took the eight spot as the most popular Hollywood actor in India. It is to be noted that he gave Deepika Padukone her debut Hollywood project in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, five years back.

Johnny Depp and Chris Evans became the ninth and tenth most popular Hollywood actors according to Indian fans. While Johnny is best known for his film, Pirates of The Caribbean, Chris is best known for playing Captain America in the MCU films. He made a brief re-entry in the role for the series titled The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, which was one of the most viewed series of 2021.