Rank
15Profession | Actor |
Source of earnings | Films, Endorsements |
Career High Point | Khan's first production, Lagaan, which he also starred in, was nominated for an Oscar |
Number of times on list since 2017 | 3 |
Earnings 2019 (In Rs crore) |
85 |
Aamir Khan did not have a single release in 2019, after his 2018 release Thugs of Hindostan tanked at the box office. But that did not stop the 54-year-old actor from raking in Rs 85 crore through the year. Khan will next be seen in Lal Singh Chadhha, a Hindi remake of the popular Tom Hanks movie, Forrest Gump. Meanwhile, Dangal (2016), which tells the story of a wrestler, was recently declared the blockbuster of the decade, by search engine and news portal Yahoo.
Composer and singer AR Rahman—who has been a regular in the top 20—slid five ranks in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list from last year.
Pritam has returned to the list this year at a high rank 17, riding on the success of his music in movies such as Kalank and Chhichhore.
Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 made over Rs 200 crore at the box office, taking his ranking up from 41 last year to number 18 this year.
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