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'Satyamev Jayate' grows more popular than Aamir

14 May 2012

Bollywood star Aamir Khan's teleshow "Satyamev Jayate", where he deals with sensitive social issues backed by statistics, has surpassed his own popularity, indicates a survey on online Google searches.

The first episode of "Satyamev Jayate" was aired May 6 on Star Plus. Its concept was kept under wraps till then, but now it has become a winner thanks to issues like female foeticide and child sex abuse, and the way Aamir conducts the show.

According to Google India, the country's netizens are searching more for the show as compared to online hits for Aamir Khan.

In a search through Google Insights, a service to find out about trending issues, it has been found that between the keywords "Satyamev Jayate" and 'Aamir Khan', the show is said to have attracted more people over the past seven days.

As per available data, the show's popularity seems to be capturing Madhya Pradesh the most as it is driving the most number of searches. Rajasthan is next on the list, and Gujarat takes the third spot.

Also, popular search keywords related to the search are "Satyamev Jayate Download" and "Satyamev Jayate song".

Source: IBN Live

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