Verstile actor Irrfan Khan has been named as the winner of Indian of the Year 2012 by CNN IBN in the Entertainment category. It was Rajamouli who was in the contenders list but could nto make it to the final winner. This is a rare honor for a Telugu man to win the eligibility but some how Irrfan was more talented as his perfomrances in 'Paan Singh Tomar' and 'Life of Pi' are found highly brilliant than Rajamouli's achievements in Telugu cinema.
Other persosn in the list along with Rajamouli were Aamir Khan, Sreedevi and Vidya Balan to name a few. Congratulations to Irrfan on winning this prestigious award.