Salman beats SRK to top the Forbes India Top 100 Celebrity List 2014 Salman Khan has beaten Shah Rukh Khan to top the Forbes India Top 100 Celebrity List for the year 2014. This is the first time when the No.1 Celebrity leads both on account of fame and money. Salman Khan, meanwhile, has topped the charts, both in terms of revenues and fame – a first for a Forbes India celebrity list topper. Clearly, though controversy and court cases continue to dog the actor, his clout has only grown with his box office hits, TV appearances and his charitable trust Being Human. The No 2 slot is occupied by Bollywood’s most enduring star Amitabh Bachchan, who has moved up three places this year. His celebritydom was only enhanced by his nearly 12 million Twitter following, the largest for anybody on that platform in India. During the period of one year from October 2013 to September 2014, Salman earned Rs 244.50 crore, Bachchan made Rs 196.75 crore and Shah Rukh pocketed Rs 202.40 crore. Despite a quiet year, Shah Rukh Khan’s firm hold in the top of the list can be attributed to his undiminished brand value that has earned him approximately Rs 202 crore (the highest through endorsements). With 22 such deals in hand, he has endorsed the highest number of brands this year. On the fame count, however, he could only garner a No.7 costing him the top slot. The Top Ten and their Earnings: 1. Salman Khan Rs 244.50 cr 2. Amitabh Bachchan Rs 196.75 cr 3. Shah Rukh Khan Rs 202.40 cr 4. MS Dhoni Rs 141.80 cr 5. Akshay Kumar Rs 172.00 cr 6. Virat Kohli Rs 58.43 cr 7. Aamir Khan Rs 80.47 cr 8. Deepika Padukone Rs 67.20 cr 9. Hrithik Roshan Rs 85.00 cr 10. Sachin Tendulkar Rs 59.54 cr The top 5 in the 2014 Forbes India Celebrity 100 dominates the earnings sweepstakes, accounting for as much as 35 percent of the total revenues of the Top 100. However, like last year, the top 10 continues to have only one woman—this time, Deepika Padukone replaces Katrina Kaif.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:18:21 +0000
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