It sure has come out as a proud moment for all of us as industry’s two of the most loved actors, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have made it to the Forbes list of the top 10 highest paid actors. While Akshay Kumar secured the seventh spot with earnings of USD 40.5 million, Salman Khan grabbed the ninth spot with USD 38.5 million.
Forbes announced the winners in an official tweet which said, “These are the world’s highest-paid actors of 2018: http://on.forbes.com/6014DawW6 “
Akshay Kumar surprised the audiences with his two strong releases this year – Padman and Gold. Both films turned out to be hits and minted solid money the box office. While Padman earned a total amount of Rs 104.90 crore in the domestic market, Gold continues to enjoy it’s great run at the cinema halls. The film has already done a business of Rs 71.30 crore. On the other hand, Salman Khan starrer Race 3 easily entered the 100 crore club and stands with a current collection of massive of Rs 166.40 crore.
Forbes described Salman Khan with a special mention in which they said, “This Bollywood mainstay continues to produce and star in hits such as Tiger Zinda Hai, cashing in on backend profits. Coupled with a slew of endorsements from Suzuki motorcycles to Chlormint gum, he remains one of India’s top earners.”
Interestingly, for Khiladi Kumar, Forbes writes, “One of Bollywood’s leading men has transitioned to socially-conscious roles, such as Toilet, a comedy supporting government campaigns to improve sanitation, and Padman, about a guy hoping to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to rural communities. He still mints millions from backend profits and endorsing some 20 brands, including Tata and Eveready.”
