MUMBAI: Talent in the Indian film Industry is not only appreciated through the awards they receive, now fans have a direct way of showing their admiration – through Facebook.

Bollywood Musician AR Rahman leads in popularity with 8.1 million Facebook ‘likes’. He is followed by Aamir Khan at 4.4 million likes. Close is superstar Salman Khan at 4.1 million likes.

Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan are the other two that make it in the top 5.

Facebook currently has 901 million users. With an expectation to pass the one billion user mark before the end of this year, Facebook’s debut into the NASDAQ is keenly awaited.