Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar enter Forbes 2016 List
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,July 13 2016]
According to an annual list by Forbes, B-Town's hot stars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's highest-paid celebrities of 2016. While King Khan takes 86th spot on the list with earnings of US $33 million, the Khiladi is ranked 94th with US $31.5 million earnings.
As per Forbes reports, SRK continues to rule Bollywood's box office with lead roles in hit films and also earns multimillion dollars upfront fees and a cut of the back end for his efforts. "He also cashes in on endorsement deals for dozens of brands most Americans have likely never heard of," quoted Forbes. Referring Akshay, Forbes called him as one of Bollywood's busiest leading men. "The action star bolsters his earnings endorsing a wider range of products than most Hollywood shills including motorcycles and gold loan company."
Forbes 2016 also includes the likes of American singer Taylor Swift (on No.1 slot), followed by English-Irish boy band One Direction (2nd), author James Patterson (3rd rank), football ace Cristiano Ronaldo (4th rank), basketball player LeBron James (11th), musician Madonna (12th), Chinese star Jackie Chan (21) to name a few....