Published 12:37 IST, June 5th 2020

Akshay Kumar's ₹366 Cr income makes him the only Indian in Forbes highest-paid celebs list

Akshay Kumar is the only celebrity from India to land a place in Forbes highest-paid celebs list in 2020 with a total earning of ₹366 crores. Read more.

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Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar has mand to find a place in Forbes 100 list of world's highest-paid celebrities. actor h estimated pre-taxation earnings of $48.5 million which roughly amounts to ₹366 crores from June 2019 to May 2020, which won him 52nd spot in list.

list has been topped by makeup mogul Kylie Jenner who has an estimated earning of $590 million (roughly ₹4,453 crores). Though this won't be first time Akshay Kumar has landed on Forbes highest-paid celebs list, actor has slipped 19 positions from his last year's ranking on 33rd spot with $65 million (roughly ₹490 crores). 

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Akshay Kumar in Forbes highest-paid celebs list

In Forbes highest-paid celebs 2020 list, Akshay Kumar has outranked various international celebrities like am Sandler, Jackie Chan, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, and many ors. It is being reported that a big chunk of his income comes from his latest contract worth $10 million signed with Amazon Prime Video.

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An industry tre source recently spoke to a news portal and revealed that Akshay Kumar has been front-runner in delivering box-office hits with his films but his earnings are t limited to that.  actor also has a number of lucrative brand deals in his kitty and will be making a debut in digital with a series that is tentatively titled as End.

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Akshay Kumar also sat down with a business magazine portal and talked about how changing with times is important while working in film industry. actor shared that through years, every process involved in filmmaking has changed, including screenplay and techlogy. Akshay also joked about how zeros in his checks have changed too while recalling how he gained this success. 

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Akshay Kumar, during interview, revealed that he joined industry for money. His main goal initially was to earn ₹10 crores but he pushed himself to earn ₹100 crores once previous goal was met. actor also frankly stated that re was stopping him from achieving his financial goals and he pursued m with a lot of perseverance and hard work. 

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12:37 IST, June 5th 2020