Top 10 Richest Actors in India

In the quest to find the richest celebrities in India, we have compiled a list of film stars all across the country, estimated by Forbes India, their holdings, businesses, etc.
A Bollywood star’s charges are estimated in millions, being the second-largest movie industry after Hollywood.
Most high-paid actors in India are very successful and famous for their charismatic acting skills.
Including movie charges, these actors earn from brand endorsements, private events, and personal business activities.
Considering many Bollywood & South movie industry reports, these are the top 10 richest actors in India in 2023:

10. Rajnikanth-Net Worth: $60 million (₹ 496 crores)

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Rajnikanth Sir is well-known for his charitable activities, hence he is not among the country’s wealthiest individuals.
He does, however, have a $55 million net worth.
He donates a significant amount of money to charity and has aided many individuals.
In reality, we’ve all heard of occasions where Rajnikanth Sir has returned the fees to the Production Company to mitigate their losses if the movie fails.

9. Saif Ali Khan: $150 million (₹ 1204 crores)

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Saif Ali Khan is an Indian film actor and producer and one of the wealthiest actors in India.
He began his acting career in big production houses like Yash Chopra’s movie “Parampara” in 1993.
He got many awards including National Film Awards, six Filmfare, and Padma Shri awards for his contributions to Bollywood films.
Saif Ali Khan Net Worth’s major part comes from his ancestral estate. The property’s estimated value inherited from his father Saif Ali Khan is close to a whopping $135 million! He charges Rs 6 to 10 crore for each movie and Rs 3-4 crore for each ad campaign.
A major part of Saif Ali Khan’s income is also the list of endorsements. He is the brand ambassador for well-known companies such as Lays, Asian Paints, Ponds, and Amul. His production company also received huge profits after making hit movies such as Cocktail and Love Aaj Kal.
During promotion for his stock market movie, Baazaar (2018) discussed his equity investments and shared his financial knowledge on investments with wannabe investors.
He owns 10 beautifully designed apartments all over the world in posh locations.
Khan likes to indulge in luxurious accessories as a prince. Saif’s young daughter Sara Ali Khan is now one of the top actresses in Bollywood.

8. Chiranjeevi-Net Worth: $200 million (₹ 1654 crores)

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Chiranjeevi is an Indian film producer, politician, and the richest actor in south India. Known for his dance abilities, Chiranjeevi has appeared primarily in Telugu cinema in over 150 features.
The actor allegedly was paid a Rs 40-50 crore fee for a film plus a percentage of the profit share.

7. Kamal Haasan-Net Worth: $200 million (₹ 1654 crores)

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Kamal Haasan is an actor, dancer, director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, poet, and political figure who works in Tamil cinema primarily.
Hassan has also worked in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Bengali movies.
Not only remained Kamal Haasan on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list but also rose to 15 ranks without releasing a single movie.
It’s because of his appearance as a host of the popular Bigg Boss show in Tamil.
Kamal Haasan received Rs 15 crore per episode to host Bigg Boss Tamil if rumors are to be believed. It is not clear if the amount will be paid for the first season alone or a few seasons as a package.
According to the industry, Rs 18 crore is paid to Hassan per film. Speaking about advertising, Many companies tried to woo the Indian actor, but they did not succeed in getting him as their brand ambassador. Now, just that has been achieved by one textile company in Tamil Nadu!
Kamal Haasan has been signed by Pothy’s and social media got wild after listening to this news. The actor is now seen in their ads and posters throughout the state.
Endorsements and politics certainly step towards being the South’s richest Indian actor.

6. Aamir Khan-Net Worth: $205 million (₹ 1695 crores)

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Aamir Khan is an actor with many talents and an established star in the film industry in India.
Also, as a talented artist, he is a director and producer.
Khan has now been created as one of the most well-loved and potent actors in Indian films through his 30-year career in Hindi movies.
He has broad international fan followers track record, especially in China.
Apart from being one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood, Aamir Khan is in this top 10 richest actors list because of his hefty charges for endorsements, which include; Coca-Cola, Godrej, Titan Watches, Tata Sky, Toyota Innova, Snapdeal, Samsung (now Vivo), Monaco Biscuits, etc.

5. Salman Khan-Net Worth: $260 million (₹ 2150 crores)

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There will be no most richest actor in India list without the ‘Bhai of Bollywood.’
His notion is because of his generosity, aggressive nature, philanthropy, and muscular body. Salman charges roughly a whopping amount of 60 crores per film. 
His property comprises his apartment buildings in Galaxy, Arpita Farms, Panvel, two manufacturing houses, and a fleet of luxury cars, luxury trucks, and motorcycles, plus countless new exceptions.
Salman Khan is an actor and a successful producer, occasional singer, and TV personality.
Khan won many prizes and two national film awards as a film producer and two film prizewinners for playing during an overwhelming film career spanning over thirty years.

4. Akshay Kumar-Net Worth: $325 million (₹ 2688 crores)

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Akshay Kumar is one of the best actors in Indian cinema, starring in 100s of movies and 29 plus blockbuster movies.
Khiladi Kumar is also one of those Bollywood actors whose movies churn out the box office breakers frequently.
Akshay Kumar is a self-made, financially successful star who achieved stardom before being a chef.
He is also an Indian actor with the most-followed Instagram account, with around 35.3 million followers.
Undoubtedly, Akshay Kumar is the highest paid Bollywood actor, making him charge fees up to 135 crore rupees per film (consider this with the number of movies he performs). 
He has also supported renowned products such as Honda Motorcycles, LG Electronics, Manappuram Gold Loan, Thums Up, Pepsi, Micromax Mobile, Red Label tea, and Relaxo footwear.
In addition to a bungalow at Anjuna Beach in Goa, the current top richest actor in India also owns a luxurious apartment in Worli in Mumbai.
He was the highest-graded Indian with $37.7 million in income, according to the Forbes 2020 list of Top Pay 100 Celebrity Entertainers in the world.

3. Hrithik Roshan: $350 million (₹ 2895 crores)

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In 2016, the actor’s gross profits increased by 1500 percent. Hrithik paid Rs 80 crore in advance tax, up from Rs 50 crore the previous year.
HRX, the actor’s fitness clothing venture, was launched in 2013. On Myntra, you can buy the HRX collection of clothes and accessories. Roshan is one of the celebrities that is actively interested in the companies with which he is affiliated. His firm signed a partnership with Curefit, a fitness startup co-founded by former Flipkart executive Ankit Nagori and Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal.
He recently sold the majority of his stakes in HRX to Myntra, thus solidifying his cash flow.
Roshan, who just began seriously considering financing two years ago, is now eager to invest in new businesses.
He is at the top when it comes to dancing or method acting, the only name that first appears in our minds for being a super dancer and highly talented actor.
Hrithik Roshan is also one of the most handsome men in the world, let alone in Bollywood.
Even though he is born into a wealthy and well-known family, we all know him for his hard work and skills!
Hrithik has also been one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in the last 18 years, having been a brand ambassador for many labels.
He endorsed many brands throughout his career, such as coca-cola, mountain dew, Donear, Nirma, Oppo mobiles, TATA Tigor, MacroMan, etc.
Hrithik has some incredibly expensive things that add as much value as his total net worth.
To give you a glimpse, he owns many luxurious watches (Rolex Daydreamer) and the costliest Rolls Royce anyone in Bollywood.

2. Amitabh Bachchan-Net Worth: $400 million (₹ 3308 crores)

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Amitabh Bachchan is among the most respected actors in the Indian film industry.
Considering his total assets, we expect his net worth to be around 455 million dollars. He began to act in the 1970s, in which he suddenly accomplished colossal popularity.
‘Bachchan’ became a household name nearly everywhere in the country, and he wasn’t a typecast given the angry protagonist roles he played in his earlier years.
He can effectively portray a range of personalities across genres.
Speaking about his wealth, Amitabh Bachchan invested in several upcoming company projects. 
He owns a 3.4% holding in a monetary engineering company called Stampede Capital, specializing in cloud computation economic markets.
Besides, the Bachchan family purchased $252,000 in stocks in Meridian school, an American corporation.
His son Abhishek owns the Indian super league team Chennaiyin FC.
Meridian schools have recently developed their first foreign investment in the cloud-based content distribution platform Ziddu.com.
In 2019, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for being the best actor.

1. Shahrukh Khan-Net Worth: $725 million (₹ 5997 crores)

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Shah Rukh Khan is regarded as Bollywood’s “King” and India’s richest actor in 2023, with a stunning total net worth of 725 million dollars.
Born in New Delhi, India, in November 1965, he is 57 years old.
His accomplishments in Indian cinema are much more impressive. Khan is the co-owner of Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries.
He is the Co-owner of the Indian Premier League Cricket Team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League Team.
Khan has supported significant brands like Pepsi, Nokia, Hyundai, Dish TV, Decor, lux, TAG Heuer, and other big brands.
Because of his various support and entrepreneurship initiatives, the media typically coin him as “Brand SRK.”
According to Forbes, he ranks among the top 10 richest actors in the world.
Shahrukh Khan charges about 3.5 to 4 crores a day for acting or appearing in commercials.

It takes more than art and talent to become successful financially.
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