Bollywood is known for its legendary actors and actresses, musicians and music composers. The Indian film industry has been there for a while and has been flourishing by leaps and bounds since 1980s. One can see stunning success graph of Bollywood since the 80s. As Indian currency is getting strong day by day so is the revenue generated by the film and television industries. Film industry of a country plays a major role in sustaining that respective country or state’s culture and traditions. People do not read books as much as they follow the films and television serials. Although India has a number of several film industries but the most well known of all of them is Bollywood. That is because the industry carries the national language of the country and secondly because of its huge budget movies. There are faces in Bollywood we have been seeing since years and it just happened recently that new stars are being promoted by the industry. Before this, there used to be only a couple of celebrities who were the kings and queens of Bollywood. The most popular stars also demand a lot for signing a role for a movie. Here is the list of the top 10 richest actors of Bollywood in 2013.
10. Ranbir Kapoor
The new shining star of Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor makes his place in the richest celebrities of Bollywood in such a short interval of time. Of coarse when you are from the Kapoor’s and you are in the show biz there is no stopping of your career. And we can see that very easily as how fast he is signing new films.
9. Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is another handsome of the industry. He has been in Bollywood for more than a decade now. Now married to the most gorgeous celebrity of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor (also known as Bebo), Saif sustains to be one of the richest actors of the industry. He is 9th richest Bollywood actor in 2013.
8. Sanjay Dutt
The son of Sunil Dut and Nargis Dut, Sanjay Dut owns assets of around $10 million. His role as a villain in the films is the most appreciated than all. His intense looks just sit perfect for negative roles. Moreover, Munna Bhai’s entry in politics recently is now putting a full stop to his showbiz career.
7. Hrithik Roshan
The most charming and the most handsome man of the industry, Hritik Roshan owns assets of around $30 million. His charm and personality make many girls fall for him. But in most of his starting movies he has been doing the role of a mentally unstable kid. And he has got excellent acting and dancing skills no doubt.
6. Ajay Devgan
Ajay has also been in the industry for more than a decade. Before these couple of years he has been doing serious and army roles in the industry. But from the past few years he has come in the genre of comedy. And now there is no stopping to his career. Ajay’s assets are also around $30 million.
5. Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachan, also known as Big B is the biggest inspiration for all the Bollywood new and old actors and actresses. He is truly a legend who has ruled Bollywood for many decades. He is not well nowadays but still part of Bollywood. His family can be termed as richest Bollywood family. His assets’ net worth is almost $50 million. He has surely ruled over the industry for past couple of decades.
4. Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is actor, producer and martial Artist. He started its career in Bollywood as the stunt man. He is not a shy guy and does his stunts himself. He has been part of many action movies and has played the character of police man. But now he is at the peak of success. His net worth is about $65 million.
3. Salman Khan
Salman Khan is considered as the most charming actor in the Bollywood. He is in the industry for about 25 years. When he entered Bollywood, he was a smart and slim guy but now he is renowned for his body building and posing shots in movies. His family is also very popular in film industry as his father, Salim Khan, brothers, Arbaaz and Sohial Khan, and his sister-in-law, Malaika Arora Khan are popular figures of Indian film industry. His net worth is about $100 million.
2. Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is also the richest actor in the Bollywood. He does not have a good height but his acting makes him stand high among Bollywood actors. He appeared on big screen in 1973 which makes him one of the seniors actors in the list who has a huge number of fans all over the world. On the basis of his popularity, UNICEF made him brand ambassador against malnutrition. He is also one of the highest paid actors of India and his net worth is about $180 million.
1. Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan is the most popular actor in Bollywood who has great number of Fans. Shahrukh Khan has been named as India’s most popular father and as we are publishing this post we have heard that his wife is expecting baby in July. His net worth is about US $310 million. He is the multi-millionaire person in Bollywood.