Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar make it to Forbes’ 100 highest paid global celebs of 2017 list

Forbes recently released their list of 100 celebs with the highest earning celebs of the year, and to no one’s surprise, we find the usual suspect of Shah Rukh Khan leading the Indian brigade in the list. The list itself is led by US musician Diddy with earnings of $130 million over the year. The top five of the
list also has singer Beyonce, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, musician Drake and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Shah Rukh Khan, who appears on the list at the 65th place, has reportedly earned $38 million over the year. This is an improvement over the last year where he was at the 86th place. At 65th place in the year’s list, he is also tied up with Jennifer Lopex and the music group The Chainsmokers.

Salman Khan arrives at the 71st position thanks to movies like Sultan ruling at the box office and with Tubelight earning an astronomical price with its rights being sold. Here’s what the list has to say about Bhai, ‘Khan continues to produce and star in films, earning top rupee for flicks such as Sultan, which went on to become the second-highest grossing Bollywood movie of 2016. He remains one of India’s biggest stars, despite criminal controversies.’

Akshay Kumar, who remains a fixture on the list like last year, is at 80th position, thanks to his box office reputation and the fact that he does four
movies a year, and all are hits. Forbes has this to say about Khiladi Kumar, who will be next seen in Toilet – Ek Prem Katha, ‘Akshay mints millions through both starring and ensemble roles.

Unfortunately, Amitabh Bachchan doesn’t make it to the list this year, nor does Aamir Khan who has the highest grossing Indian movie of all time under his belt. The main reason could be that list that Forbes also considers earnings from endorsement deals, and Salman, SRK and Akshay must have earned more than Aamir and AB through them.

source: bollywoodlife.com