Indian skipper MS Dhoni, his deputy Virat Kohli and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar feature among the list of top 10 India’s richest celebrities according to the latest list of Forbes India celebrities.
Dhoni is India’s richest sportsperson at number 4 with Kohli and Sachin taking the number 4 and number 10 respectively.
The top 3 belong to Bollywood industry as it has Salman Khan at the top followed by Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Dhoni is earning a whopping 141.8 crores per year.
Earlier in October, Dhoni also featured as the lone Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes’ list of world’s 100 highest paid athletes.
Here is the list of the top 10 India’s richest celebrities:
|
S.No |
Celebrity Name |
Profession |
|
1 |
Salman Khan |
Actor |
|
2 |
Amitabh Bachchan |
Actor |
|
3 |
Shah Rukh Khan |
Actor |
|
4 |
MS Dhoni |
Cricketer |
|
5 |
Akshay Kumar |
Actor |
|
6 |
Virat Kohli |
Cricketer |
|
7 |
Aamir Khan |
Actor |
|
8 |
Deepika Padukone |
Actress |
|
9 |
Hrithik Roshan |
Actor |
|
10 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Cricketer |
Singer Arijit Singh, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, Boxer MC Marykom actors Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajinikanth, Dhanush, Sunny Leone, Kangna Ranaut and Imtiaz Ali are among the top 20.