Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most loved actors of the country and rules million hearts of his fans and followers. The ‘Baadshah’ of Bollywood has proved it as he rules the country’s celebrity list.
King Khan is back at No. 1 in the 2015 Forbes India
Celebrity 100 list, leaving behind all his contemporaries. The 50-year-old
actor, who was ranked at No. 3 last year, wrested the coveted position on the
index from Salman Khan who dropped to No.2 this year.
Not just this, Shah Rukh has also earned a whopping Rs 257.5
crore this year, which is the highest ever any celebrity has made in the
four-year history of the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. In fact, his earnings
make up as much as 9 percent of the total wealth of the top 100 celebrities
this year — Rs 2,819 crore.
The Foebes India Celebrity 100 list is comprised by taking
into account, both the earnings and fame quotient of the country’s top
celebrities, which include actors, singers, composers, sportsperson and filmmakers
among others. Their gross pre-tax earnings are combined with their fame scores
to arrive at the definitive list.
On the fame quotient, however, the ‘Dilwale’ star lags
behind at No. 4 and the top position is occupied by megastar Amitabh Bachchan
with over 18 million followers on Twitter, the highest-ever for any celebrity
on the list.
On the Celebrity 100 list, Big B slipped to No. 3 from No. 2
last year, while cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni maintained his position at No.4.
Superstar Aamir Khan for the first time made it to the top
five and is ranked at No. 5 on the list this year. His blockbuster movie ‘PK’
and revenues from brand endorsements helped him earn an estimated Rs 104.25
crore, his highest in the last four years. It’s an increase of 145 percent to
the amount he earned in 2012.
On the other hand, Alia Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit have moved
up the list despite any movie release in the time period under consideration
(October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015). Their rise on the list is entirely due
to earnings from brand endorsements and their fame quotient.
The list this year has also witnessed a few who jumped ranks
and moved up considerably higher in just one year. Among the top 3 Celebrity
100 List rank gainers are Dhanush (who moved up 41 ranks) and is at Number 37,
Rohit Sharma and Allu Arjun (both moved up 38 ranks) and are at Number 12 and
Number 42 respectively.
This year’s List has 14 debutants, among them cricketer
Ravichandran Ashwin, who comes in straight at No 31. Meanwhile, filmmaker SS
Rajamouli and actor Prabhas made it to the list following the runaway hit ‘Baahubali:
The Beginning’.
There were more dropouts this year though; 19 celebs lost
their ranks on the Celebrity 100 list for 2015. Notable names like Sanjay Leela
Bhansali, AR Murugadoss and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy moved out of the list in 2015.
The 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 special issue this year
is a five-cover collector’s edition featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan,
Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Irrfan Khan. The special edition also
includes features on Ravichandran Ashwin, Saina Nehwal, south-based star Mahesh
Babu, film director SS Rajamouli, and singer Sonu Nigam, among many others.
Here are the top 10 celebrities with their net earnings:
1. Shah Rukh Khan - 257.50
2. Salman Khan - 202.75
3. Amitabh Bachchan - 112.00
4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 119.33
5. Aamir Khan - 104.25
6. Akshay Kumar - 127.83
7. Virat Kohli - 104.78
8. Sachin Tendulkar - 40.00
9. Deepika Padukone - 59.00
10. Hrithik Roshan - 74.50
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