Sriram December 12, 2015

Mumbai: Bollywood king khan Shah Rukh Khan beats Salman and Amitabh Bachchan and stood at top place according to Forbes India top 100 Celebrities List.

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Forbes Magazine has finally released its annual list of Top 100 celebrities based on the order of their earnings and fame. Shah Rukh has grabbed the top spot and his earnings are Rs.257.50 Crores. Earlier Shah Rukh got the same top spot in 2013. But he lost it to Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan last year.

This year, Salman and Big B rank behind Shah Rukh. Amitabh despite being famous is just lagging behind Shah Rukh and Salman.  The Forbes list is dominated by Cricketers and Bollywood.

Indian Cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at fourth place in terms of income but stands 5th when it comes to fame. Aamir Khan is seventh most famous as well as the seventh highest earner but comes in at number five overall. Akshay Kumar, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan were also among the ten.

Director S.S.Rajamouli and Prabhas made it this year. Thanks to the magnum opus ‘Baahubali’. Shah Rukh’s earnings are Rs.257.50 Crores. Salman Khan’s earnings are Rs.202.75 Crores. This is 50 Crores less than what SRK has earned.

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