Five Bollywood actors have been featured for the first time under the world's highest earning actors list, published by the Forbes magazine recently. Three of them are featured within the first 10 names, earning even more than Johnny Depp or Leonardo Dr Caprio. The world renowned magazine covers original articles on finance, industry, investing and marketing topics, including several country-wise rich lists.
In the highest paid list of 35 actors, that also features British actor Daniel Craig at number 15, has the name of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan on number 7, followed by Akshay Kumar on number 9, Shah Rukh Khan on number 18 and young actor Ranbir Kapoor on number 30. This list, which is longer than the previous years, is believed to have not featured any Indian actor before.
Robert Downey Jr tops the list for the third year in a row with an earning of over £51 million, followed by Jackie Chan with £26.
Forbes Highest Earning Bollywood Actors:
7. Amitabh Bachchan £21.4mn
7. Salman Khan £21.4mn
9. Akshay Kumar £20.8mn
18. Shah Rukh Khan £16.8mn
30. Ranbir Kapoor £9.7mn
