Friday, July 17, 2009

The Richest Bollywood Actor


Shah Rukh Khan
· Born: Nov 02, 1965 in New Delhi, India
· Occupation: Actor
· Active: '90s-2000s
· Major Genres: Drama, Musical
· Career Highlights: Main Hoon Na, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Asoka
· First Major Screen Credit: Dil Aashna Hai (1992)
Biography
One of the biggest Bollywood heartthrobs of the past decade, Shah Rukh Khan is the son of a renowned freedom fighter. Khan took an interest in theater while in high school and began performing in plays soon after graduation. He soon got work in television, and starred in a number of popular series before making the leap into feature films with Deewana, which was the first in a string of blockbusters that established him as one of India's most bankable stars. After starring in many films throughout the 1990s, Khan began branching out into other aspects of the movie industry, starting his own production company to produce Santosh Sivan's Asoka, in which Khan played the title role, among other films. ~


Is shahrukh khan richest bollywood actor?

Of course, he is. His wealth is calculated in billions. He charges US$ 2 millions for an endorsement and he does around 14 to 18 endorsement in a year which makes his endorsement income around US$ 32 millions in average. He does 1 to 3 movies in a year for which he earns around US$ 3 to 5 millions. In a year, he earns around US$8 for performing in weddings and hosting tv shows. His home production Red Chillies Entertainment owns the Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team which is the most valuable franchise brand of IPL net worth US$42.1million and it has made a profit of US$ 2.5 in a year. RCE has also produced hit movies like Main Hoon Na, Chalte Chalte, Om Shanti Om whose profits are estimated around US$50 to 60 millions. RCE has other source of income estimated around US$20 to 30 millions a year. RCE earns around US$60 yo 70 millions and shahrukh himself earns around US$40-50 millions in a year. This makes shahrukh khan not only the richest star of bollywood heading far away from other bollywood actors, but also one of the richest actor of the world with an income of around US$ 85 to 105 millions and his net worth of US$1 to 3 billions(INRs 47 to 141 billions).

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