Akshay Kumar Is The Solely Bollywood Celeb On Forbes Checklist Of 10 Highest Paid Actors

New Delhi:

Akshay Kumar made it to another Forbes list this year and no person’s shocked. The 52-year-old actor ranks at #6 on Forbes’ 2020 checklist of 10 Highest Paid Male Actors together with his earnings estimated at $48.5 million – he’s the one Indian on the checklist. Akshay Kumar’s rank dropped two notches from final yr – on Forbes’ 2019 checklist of Highest-Paid Actors, Akshay Kumar held the fourth spot. This yr’s checklist is headlined by wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (together with his earnings estimated to be $87.5 million), who additionally topped the checklist final yr. Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds holds the second spot with earnings of $71.5 million. Third, fourth and fifth spots have gone to actors Mark Wahlberg, Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel, respectively. Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Smith, Adam Sandler and Jackie Chan maintain the final 4 ranks on the checklist after Akshay Kumar. The PadMan actor has featured on the Forbes checklist of highest paid actors for 5 consecutive years.

Forbes studies that for his digital debut with upcoming Amazon Prime sequence The Finish, Akshay Kumar has signed a deal that pays him $10 million. Forbes described Akshay Kumar as: “The one Bollywood star on the checklist, Kumar is engaged on his first tv sequence The Finish for Amazon Prime.” It notes that the majority of Akshay’s earnings are from commercials and never movie work, placing it bluntly: “Most of his cash, although, comes from endorsement offers; he shills for all the pieces from multivitamins to bathroom cleaners.”

In June, Akshay Kumar was the only Indian celebrity on the Forbes List Of 100 Highest-Paid Celebs. Nevertheless, his rank dropped to #52 from final yr’s #33. Salman Khan, who featured on the checklist at #82 in 2018, dropped out of the checklist final yr. Shah Rukh Khan, who was forward of each Salman and Akshay in 2017, did not make it to the checklist in 2018.

Described by Forbes as “Bollywood’s top-earning star”, Akshay Kumar’s upcoming movies embrace Bachchan Pandey, Bell Backside, Laxmmi Bomb, Sooryavanshi, Prithviraj, Atrangi Re and Raksha Bandhan.