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Shah Rukh Khan
The Baadshah of Bollywood is sitting at number one position with $38 million. Though his recent releases failed to impress the cine goers still he is on top. He is at number eight in the list of World's highest paid actors. His association with numerous brands make him top earner of Bollywood.
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Aamir Khan
After Shah Rukh, Salman and Akshay, Dangal star Aamir Khan comes in at the fourth position with $12.5 million yearly earnings. Though Aamir's absence from the global list came as a surprise to all after his sports biopic Dangal broke records at the box office both in the national and the international markets, for Forbes, him being behind in the race is probably because of his fewer releases in a year and him signing selective endorsement deals.
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Deepika Padukone
On number six is Padmavati actor Deepika Padukone who is already creating headlines for changing the norms of the industry. She reportedly is being paid more than her male leads in Sanjay Leela Bhansali magnum opus Padmavati. The yearly earnings of Deepika stand at $11 million. Apart from the movies, Deepika has a major share of her income coming from brand endorsements.
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Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka too cashed in $10 million in a year.But the position held by Deepika and Priyanka in the list once again highlights the gender pay gap in the film industry. Also, despite having many women centric films lead by female actors, only two of them managed to make it on the top 10 list. The disparity shows that still there is a long way to go for Bollywood actresses before they share the podium with their male counterparts.
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Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan who has been counted in the top earners for the last few years slipped down to the ninth position with $9 million yearly income. The 74-year-old megastar gave a powerful performance in the movie Pink and is back on television with the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
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