Beating the Hollywood stars, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are the three Indian celebrities who have made it to the top 10 in the Forbes list of highest paid actors.
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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (18) and Ranbir Kapoor (30) with estimated earning of $26 Million and $15 Million respectively, also made the Forbes list. While Big B has done 150 movies so far, in his 50-year career, the Bajrangi Bhaijaan has done 80 movie0073 since Maine Pyar Kiya, which released in 1989.
Salman Khan bagged the 7th spot with a estimated earning of $33.5 million in the past year. Akshay Kumar has been ranked at ninth place, with earnings of $32.5 million.
It is for the first time that Forbes has included the actors who have worked outside the US movie industry, the BBC reported.
With Shahrukh Khan making millions of rupees through his endorsement deals and blockbuster movies, one would expect him to feature in the list of World’s top ten highest paid actors in the world, but unfortunately Salman Khan beat him to it.
Others among the top ten were Vin Diesel (3), Bradley Cooper (4), Adam Sandler (5), Tom Cruise (6), and Mark Wahlberg (10).
Bollywood stars are not behind than Hollywood when it comes to their fees.
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A separate list of highest-paid actresses will be published later this year.
