10 Highest Earning Celebrities in 2017

10. Ranveer Singh

Forbes India recently released the list of highest-earning celebrities, according to which Bollywood actor, Ranveer Singh is the 10th highest. He made Rs 62.63 crore in the year 2017. 

9. Hrithik Roshan

In spite of less number of film projects and some off-beats ones too, India's Greek God but of course had to be one amongst them. He gained commercial success in 2017 with his single release, Kaabil, which let him bag the 9th position, with an earning of Rs 63.12 crore. 

8. MS Dhoni

He is lauded as one of the most popular captains of the Indian cricket team. However, leaving the captaincy has also burnt a big hole in his pocket. In the year, 2016, he was the highest paid Indian cricketer with a whopping figure of Rs 122.48 crore. But in 2017, his earning is almost cut to half with about Rs 63.77 crore only. 

7. Priyanka Chopra

She is the only female celebrity on the list who has come so far in the context of success both in Bollywood and Hollywood, with an earning of Rs 68 crore. And we are so proud to have such an amazing homegrown star hogging the limelight even outside of India. 

6. Aamir Khan

In 2016, he was not even on the list due to the absence of releases and endorsements. But in 2017, he made Rs 68.75 crore, and straightway found his spot in the top ten, that too with a single shot, Dangal. Impressive!  

5. Sachin Tendulkar

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made a good progress in 2017 and earnt Rs 82.5 crore, which catapulted him to become the fifth highest-earning celebrity in 2017. 

4. Akshay Kumar

In 2016, he was at the number 3 position with an earning of Rs 203.02 crore, while in the year 2017, he stepped down to number 4 with an unlikely figure of just Rs 98.25 crore. 

3. Virat Kohli

No surprise, that Virat made to the list. He is the highest earning Indian cricketer with an earning of Rs 100.72 crore in 2017. He recently got married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in Italy and it looks like he is going to have a good fortune ahead as well.

2. Shah Rukh khan

According to the list, Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan is at number two with an earning of Rs 170.5 crore. Considering his earnings in 2016 were Rs 221.75 crore, sadly this year it's a comedown for the actor as well.

1. Salman Khan

While Shah Rukh Khan retained his second spot on the list, Bollywood actor Salman Khan again made it to the top with an earning of Rs 232.83 crore in 2017. This is when Tiger Zinda Hain is still counting. 

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