Metaverse as well as NFTs have recently emerged as hot topics, attracting the interest of many prominent Indian personalities. In 2021, NFTs were all the rage, but the Metaverse is expected to revolutionize the web in the next few years. The Metaverse can be thought of as a digital 3D platform where virtual, augmented, and physical realities all meet. In contrast, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are blockchain-based Cryptocurrency virtual commodities that cannot be exchanged for other tokens. To cut a long tale short, the Metaverse is a profitable marketplace where users from all walks of life may sell and auction off NFTs. The exponential growth of such two technologies is revolutionizing our understanding of property and finance. Perhaps this explains why numerous well-known Indians, such as Daler Mehendi, Kamal Haasan, and Amitabh Bachchan, fell prey to the vibrant hypnosis of the Metaverse as well as NFTs.

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The year 2021 has shown that Indian personalities have now been influenced by NFTs as well. The likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Manish Malhotra, as well as Yuvraj Singh have all released Non-Fungible Token compilations, so it's not just a passing fad.

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Following are 8 Indian Celebrities who have got attention and invested in NFTs and Metaverse:

        1. Daler Mehendi

Daler Mehndi, an Indian singer, made headlines recently when he bought virtual real estate. The singer had only a week earlier made history by becoming the first Indian celebrity to sing in the Metaverse before this announcement. Daler Mehndi reportedly dubbed his online estate "Balle Balle Land" on reports and his Instagram account. His acquisition of the plot was made possible by use of the PartyNite system in the Metaverse. The artist will likely do music performances and filming shoots at Balle Balle Land, and he's going to shortly open a Daler Mehndi Store to sell Mehndi-themed products as NFTs.

        2. Amitabh Bachchan

In November 2021, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan joined the NFT craze by selling NFTs in exchange for his reading of his father's famous phrase, Madhushala. Big B debuted the poem with signed Sholay posters and other items from his NFT collection. All of the items were sold for around Rs 7.18 crore through the NFT marketplace, BeyondLife.club.

        3. Kamal Haasan

The renowned actor Kamal Hassan made the announcement shortly after the celebration of his 67th birthday. He would be participating in both the NFT as well as the Metaverse. The south-indian actor intended to have his very own virtual persona in the Metaverse by working together with the well-known NFT platform of Frantico. He also intended to sell off his cinematic artifacts in the form of Non-Fungible Tokens.

        4. Salman Khan

You can always count on Bollywood's top producer to create a big splash in whichever industry he enters, whether that's the film industry or the NFT. The Dabangg star released his NFT line in October 2021 in conjunction with Bollycoin, a Bollywood NFT platform. The 25th of December, 2021 saw Salman Khan use Twitter to announce the debut of his Dabangg-inspired NFT series. On December 30th, a collection of 200 NFTs was released, including 42 depictions from films. There were eight auctions for the NFTs until they expired on February 11, 2022. Cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum as well as Polygon are now available for trading by investors. Atul Agnihotri, who created the Cryptocurrency known as "Bollycoin," has formed partnerships with major studios including Salman Khan Films, Arbaaz Khan Production, Sohail Khan Productionz, as well as Reel Life Production Pvt. Ltd.

        5. Rajnikanth

Considering how successful Bollywood's Big B has been with NFT, then why shouldn't Tollywood's Thalaivar be interested? Megastar Rajinikanth has launched movie collectibles on the NFT market, delivering another accomplishment to his already impressive resume. In July 2021, the superstar actor partnered with Diginoor.io, a Singapore-based NFT marketplace, to release NFTs based on his 2007 Tamil action film Sivaji: The Boss.  His initial asking prices for each of his seventeen NFTs ranged from US$99 (Rs. 7,386.59) to US$1,500, and he sold every one of them in a single day (Thalaivar->

        6. Manish Malhotra

Top Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra has joined the Cryptocurrency industry. Five of his unique drawings and GIFs from the runway featuring Lisa Ray, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, as well as Alia Bhatt were released in October 2021. The bidding began on the WazirX Non-Fungible Token exchange and ended with all available lots being purchased. The greatest money he made was for a drawing of a costume like the Illuminous Showstopper, made famous by Kareena Kapoor Khan: 3,000 WRX which is approximately USD 4,000 (almost Rs 2.8 lakh).

        7. Sunny Leone

It's safe to say that the 2021 online retail sector was energized by Sunny Leone, the first Indian star to release an NFT collection. The actress collaborated with the NFT platform Mintdropz to launch her own line, Misfitz by Sunny Leone. The 9,600 Non-Fungible Tokens remained remarkable, selling out in November of 2021 because of their strange and bright themes, loud letters, as well as varied aesthetics.

        8. Sunil Gavaskar

The cricket icon's insightful comments and dry sense of humor have never stopped entertaining viewers. Sunil Gavaskar, at age 72, has begun a brand-new innings by diving into the NFT scene. On November 21, 2021, the ex-cricketer debuted his collection on alwaysfirst.io, which he had announced in October. His son, Rohan Gavaskar, made the announcement on Twitter, and the actual Little Master dropped the collection on Instagram. "Always First" is really the central idea.

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