Deepika Padukone isn’t referred to as the ‘queen’ by her fans for nothing. The ‘Finding Fanny’ star has become the first female to break-into the Top 5 of Forbes’ Highest Earning Celebs of 2018, a list which has primarily been dominated by males for several years.
Although things remain pretty much the same for the remaining names in the list (especially considering she’s the only female inside the Top 10), Deepika’s surprise entry within the first 5 – ahead of the likes of Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and MS Dhoni, is certainly a door-opener – also making it to the cover of the mag’s latest issue.
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The long-legged lass and stunning beauty has given a streak of box-office smashes in her career, which continue to keep her at the top in the list of the ‘highest paid female actresses’ in India.
Don’t let her extravagant and widely-covered November wedding distract you from the fact, that she delivered one of the biggest hits of this year in January – ‘Padmaavat’ and has a number of major brand endorsements under her belt.
Deepika secured herself at the #4 spot in this year’s list of the magazine, earning a whopping 112 crores during the period.
Here is what the Top 5 looks like:
- Salman Khan – 253.25 crore
- Virat Kohli – 228.09 crore
- Akshay Kumar – 185 crore
- Deepika Padukone – 112.80 crore
- MS Dhoni – 101.77 crore
- Aamir Khan – 97.5 crore
- Amitabh Bachchan – 96.17 crore
- Ranveer Singh – 84.67 crores
- Sachin Tendulkar – 80.00 crore
- Ajay Devgan – 74.5 crores
The second highest earning female celeb of the year was Alia Bhatt, who settled at the #12 spot with an estimated earning of – 58.83 crores.
Source: Forbes