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24 Asian LEADER 1 Jan - 14 Jan 2014 entertainment Top 10 performers of 2013: Deepika Padukone tops the list I t is lonely at the top, especially if you are a female actor. Deepika Padukone gave four spectacular back-to-back hits this year to make to the numero uno position, relegating the Khans and Roshans to also rans. Deepika has arrived as a number one performer, beating not only her arch rivals. (Priyanka, Katrina and Kareena), but also moving ahead of Khans in terms of success of her movies. As a performer also, she came into her own this year and portrayed diverse characters in films such as Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-leela, winning the hearts of both critics and masses. Following are the other A-listers who impressed this year; Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham, Sushant Singh Rajput, Sonakshi Sinha, Dhanush, Shraddha Kapoor. Ranbir charges Rs. 25 crore to endorse a chips brand R anbir Kapoor has reportedly charged Rs. 25 crore to endorse a wafers brand. A Mumbai tabloid quoted a source as saying that Ranbir will be shooting the commercial soon. Apparently, the 31-year-old was approached after talks with another popular actor didn’t work out. Ali Zafar to play a stretched cameo in Tere Bin Laden A ctor-singer Ali Zafar, whoplayed the lead in Tere Bin Laden, will be seen in a stretched cameo in the sequel to the 2010 superhit comedy, says director Abhishek Sharma. Popular TV host, Manish Paul, who made his big screen debut with Mickey Virus, has been roped in to play the lead. “You will not miss Ali Zafar because he is in the film, but he is playing a stretched cameo. Only Ali could have played the role,” Sharma said. It seems, Manish came on board because the story dema