Google’s most searched celebrities of 2017 revealed: Bigg Boss 11 contestants dominate the list

Google recently announced its '2017 Year in Search results' and yet again the showbiz world topped it as the interest of users in India remained glued to the entertainment industry followed by cricket. Among the many lists, the list of top trending entertainers of the year was led by the Baby Doll of Bollywood, Sunny Leone. The others who followed her were Bigg Boss 11 contestants Arshi Khan and Sapna Choudhary. Scroll to check out the complete list.

1. Sunny Leone

Popular for her sizzling and bold looks onscreen, adult star-turned-Bollywood actor Sunny Leone surprised fans in 2017 by announcing that she has adopted a daughter. Sunny and her husband Daniel Weber talked at length about their plans of bringing up their daughter Nisha Kaur Weber. Also, she made headlines as she featured in a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India ad with Daniel.

2. Arshi Khan

A commoner in the Bigg Boss 11 house, Arshi Khan became one of the top ten entertainers of 2017. Her antics on the reality show created much laughter on Indian television screens. The 28-year-old is a self-confessed controversy queen and her biggest claim to fame was her having a physical relationship with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, something that she announced to the world on social media earlier. In Bigg Boss, it is her way of speaking and her funny banter with host Salman Khan which brought her to the limelight.

3. Sapna Choudhary

The Bigg Boss 11 contestant hailing from Haryana was evicted from the controversial reality show a few weeks back. Even before entering the house, Sapna was a well-known Haryanvi singer, dancer and a YouTube sensation. She was famous in North India especially in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab. On Bigg Boss 11, Sapna’s journey was quite interesting. She came out as the strongest personality on the show with her own opinions and stood against what was wrong. Even before her stint concluded on the Salman Khan show, she was roped in for a special song in a film called Journey of Bhangover.

4. Vidya Vox

Vidya Iyer is an India-born American whose YouTube channel Vidya Vox has 1,96,972,344 views — making her a true-blue YouTube star. She gave the music lovers an unimaginable mashup of Adele’s "When We Were Young" with Jodha Akbar’s "Jashn-e-bahara". Her earthy, textured voice added charm to her perfect blend of mainstream English numbers with popular Hindi/ Tamil/Telugu and Malayalam songs.

5. Disha Patani

Two films old Disha Patani grabbed eyeballs during 2017 with her many red-carpet appearances, sizzling hot dance videos and her alleged relationship with Tiger Shroff. Currently, she is busy working on Baaghi 2 with Tiger.

6. Sunil Grover

One of the best comedians in the country, Sunil Grover broke many hearts as he quit The Kapil Sharma Show after his mid-air spat with Kapil. The fight became a talking point in the showbiz world and Sunil Grover's fans had only one question, "When will he return with another show?" The actor-comedian did some live shows post his exit but none of it brought him the success as huge as Kapil's show.

7. Shilpa Shinde

Babiji Ghar Par Hai actor Shilpa Shinde hogged limelight for her stint on Bigg Boss 11. To begin with, she made headlines for her fights with co-contestant Vikas Gupta. Then through her 'good-girl' image, Shilpa managed to pique the interest of people in her. The host of Bigg Boss 11, Salman Khan also became a fan of the actor. On social media platforms, Shilpa's fan following grew immensely.

8. Bandgi Kalra

Bandgi Kalra became a household name, courtesy her controversial stay in the Bigg Boss 11 house. The 25-year-old Delhi girl, a perfect amalgamation of good looks and confidence, is an engineer by education but a model by profession. She got mired in controversies because of her intimate moments with another contestant Puneesh Sharma and got voted out of the house a couple of weeks back. Her Instagram account features many glamorous and sensuous clicks which have invited the attention of many followers.

9. Sagarika Ghatge

It was Chak De India actor Sagarika Ghatge's wedding with Indian cricket team's bowler Zaheer Khan which made her one of the most searched celebrities on Google. The couple had a simple registered marriage which was attended by family members and friends. Later, they hosted a reception which was attended by both cricket and Bollywood fraternity.

10. Rana Daggubati

Rana Daggubati became a national heartthrob after playing Bhallaladeva in SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali.