Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list

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Published: Dec 19, 2019
Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list

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  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list

Akshay Kumar
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Akshay Kumar dominated 2019 with multiple releases and setting the box office on fire. His recent release, Housefull 4, earned ₹278.78 crore worldwide. His other two films, Kesari and Mission Mangal, collected ₹151.87 crore and ₹192.67 crore respectively. Kumar has an interesting lineup of films scheduled for 2020, including Sooryavanshi and Laxmmi Bomb. A significant chunk of his earnings comes from endorsements, with more than 20 brands in his kitty.