Kohli tops Forbes India money list

INDIA’S ace cricketer Virat Kohli has achieved the highest spot within the Forbes India record since its inception, with Rs 252.72 crore (R504 204695.79) in annual earnings.

Bollywood’s famous Salman Khan, who had dominated for the earlier three years, slipped to third place in 2019.

The 2019 Forbes India Movie star 100 Checklist rankings had been based mostly on estimates of earnings via professions and endorsements of celebrities and estimates of their fame.

The interval into consideration is from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.

Kohli, pictured, topped the record due to match charges, the BCCI central contract, model endorsements and a massive-figure charge for each sponsored Instagram submit.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who starred in and

this year and the latest release, jumped one spot to rank second, with earnings of Rs 293.25 crore (R584 510592), a bounce of 58.51% from the previous year.

Shah Rukh Khan climbed into the high 10 in 2019 led by model endorsements, despite his final outingzero failing to create an impression. SRK’S estimated earnings at Rs 124.38 crore (R247 952898.18), had been a 27% decrease thanthe 2018 record.

Alia Bhatt broke into the high 10 on the Forbes India Movie star

100 record taking eighth spot and Deepika Padukone at number 10.

There are 13 celebrities from the South this year (down from 15 in 2018), however their contribution to the cumulative earnings of the highest 100 has elevated to 12.57% from 11.26% the earlier year.

“The inevitability of such lists being dominated by men tells a tale of the lack of pay parity across genders in every local film industry and in every sport,” stated Brian Carvalho, Editor, Forbes India.

“In cricket, a whopping Rs 6.5 crore (R12 966830.50) separates top men players from the women when it comes to the central contract. But when it comes to performance, there is no gap.”

There are 30 girls on the record this year, up from 17 in 2018.