The top spot on the 2019 Forbes India Celebrity list was taken by none other than Indian cricket skipper Virat Kohli. The India skipper is reported to have earned Rs. 252.72 crores in 2019. In 2018, Virat Kohli was at the second spot with reported earnings of Rs. 228.09 crores.
Housefull 4 actor Akshay Kumar with reported earnings of Rs. 293.25 crores occupied the second slot on the list. The actor was ranked third in 2018 with reported earnings of Rs. 185 crores. Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to have featured on Forbes’ US list of World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities of 2019.
Dabangg 3 actor Salman Khan with reported earnings of Rs. 229.25 crores came third on the 2019 Forbes India Celebrity list. The actor was ranked at the top in 2018 with reported earnings of Rs. 253.25 crores. Till date, Salman Khan has delivered 14 100-crores films consistently.
Kaun Banega Crorepati host Amitabh Bachchan is next on the list with reported earnings of Rs. 239.25 crores. In 2018, the Padma Vibhushan-winner stood at number 7 with reported earnings of Rs. 239.25.
Former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni with reported earnings of Rs 135.93 crores came fifth on the list. He retained his last years rank, however, his earnings in 2018 were Rs. 101.77 crores.
Zero actor Shah Rukh Khan came sixth on the 2019 Forbes India Celebrity list with reported earnings of Rs. 124.38 crores. Last year, Shah Rukh was ranked at number 13 with reported earnings of Rs. 56 crores.
Gully Boy actor Ranveer Singh is up next with reported earnings of Rs 118.2 crores. In 2018, Ranveer stood eighth with reported earnings of Rs. 84.67 crores.
Gully Boy actress Alia Bhatt is eighth on the 2019 Forbes India Celebrity list with reported earnings of Rs 59.21 crores. In 2018, Ranveer was ranked twelfth with reported earnings of Rs. 84.67 crores.
Indian cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar retains his last years rank with reported earnings of Rs. 76.96 crores. In 2018, the Bharat Ratna-awardee earned Rs. 80 crores.
Chhapaak actress Deepika Padukone has slipped down to number 10 from number 4 last year. Deepika’s current earnings are reported at Rs. 48 crores, while her last year earnings stood at Rs. 112.8 crores.
