2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100: Meet the 25 highest-earning icons this year

Salman Khan cements his place at the top of the list for third straight year, Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar follow

Published: Dec 5, 2018

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Overall Rank: 2
Virat Kohli
Category: Sports Personality
Age: 30
Earnings 2018: Rs 228.09 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 100.72 crore

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Overall Rank: 3
Akshay Kumar
Category: Actor
Age: 51
Earnings 2018: Rs 185 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 98.25 crore

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Overall Rank: 4
Deepika Padukone
Category: Actor
Age: 32
Earnings 2018: Rs 112.80 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 59.45 crore

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Overall Rank: 5
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Category: Sports Personality
Age: 37
Earnings 2018: Rs 101.77 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 63.77 crore

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Overall Rank: 6
Aamir Khan
Category: Actor
Age: 53
Earnings 2018: Rs 97.50 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 68.75 crore

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Overall Rank: 7
Amitabh Bachchan
Category: Actor
Age: 76
Earnings 2018: Rs 96.17 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 40.00 crore

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Overall Rank: 8
Ranveer Singh
Category: Actor
Age: 33
Earnings 2018: Rs 84.67 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 62.63 crore

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Overall Rank: 9
Sachin Tendulkar
Category: Sports Personality
Age: 45
Earnings 2018: Rs 80.00 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 82.50 crore

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Overall Rank: 10
Ajay Devgn
Category: Actor
Age: 49
Earnings 2018: Rs 74.50 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 48.83 crore

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Overall Rank: 11
AR Rahman
Category: Singer and Musician
Age: 51
Earnings 2018: Rs 66.75 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 57.63 crore

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Overall Rank: 12
Alia Bhatt
Category: Actor
Age: 25
Earnings 2018: Rs 58.83 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 39.88 crore

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Overall Rank: 13
Shah Rukh Khan
Category: Actor
Age: 53
Earnings 2018: Rs 56 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 170.50 crore

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Overall Rank: 14
Rajinikanth
Category: Actor
Age: 67
Earnings 2018: Rs 50 crore

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Overall Rank: 15
Varun Dhawan
Category: Actor
Age: 31
Earnings 2018: Rs 49.58 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 43.50 crore

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Overall Rank: 16
Anushka Sharma
Category: Actor
Age: 30
Earnings 2018: Rs 45.83 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 28.25 crore

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Overall Rank: 17
Ranbir Kapoor
Category: Actor
Age: 36
Earnings 2018: Rs 44.50 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 55.33 crore

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Overall Rank: 18
Arijit Singh
Category: Singer and Musician
Age: 31
Earnings 2018: Rs 43.32 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 48.67 crore

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Overall Rank: 19
Sanjay Dutt
Category: Actor
Age: 59
Earnings 2018: Rs 37.85 crore

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Overall Rank: 20
PV Sindhu
Category: Sports Personality
Age: 23
Earnings 2018: Rs 36.50 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 57.25 crore

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Overall Rank: 21
Katrina Kaif
Category: Actor
Age: 35
Earnings 2018: Rs 33.67 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 13.83 crore

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Overall Rank: 22
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Category: Singer & Musician
Age: 51, 55, NA
Earnings 2018: Rs 32.46 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 16 crore

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Overall Rank: 23
Rohit Sharma
Category: Sports Personality
Age: 31
Earnings 2018: Rs 31.49 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 30.82 crore

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Overall Rank: 24
Pawan Kalyan
Category: Actor
Age: 47
Earnings 2018: Rs 31.33 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 11.33 crore

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Overall Rank: 25
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Category: Actor
Age: 38
Earnings 2018: Rs 31.00 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 15.00 crore

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