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Salman, Amitabh, Dhoni among Forbes Celebrity 100
By
Arun KumarWashington, June 29
Bollywood stars Amitabh
Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, as well as ace India cricketer
Mahendra Singh Dhoni have made it to the Forbes annual Celebrity 100
rankings of the world's highest-paid celebrities.
Both Bachchan
and Salman share the 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million each,
while Akshay with $32.5 million is placed 76th. Dhoni with $31 million
is ranked 82nd.
This year's list ranks the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities, regardless of nationality.
American
professional boxer Floyd Mayweather tops the list with $300 million in
earnings, followed by Filipino iconic boxer Manny Pacquiao ($160
million).
Singer Katy Perry ($135 million), who is ranked no.3 on the list has been featured on the Forbes magazine cover.
Bollywood
stalwart Bachchan, 72, the magazine noted, has starred in more than 150
movies in his 50-year career and continues to earn top rupee for his
roles in flicks such 2014's "Bhoothnath Returns".
One of India's
biggest stars, Salman Khan, 49, has appeared in some 80 movies since his
1989 breakout role in "Maine Pyar Kiya". He also appears on the small
screen, hosting reality show "Bigg Boss", the Indian version of "Big
Brother".
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has appeared in some
150 movies since his 1992 breakthrough in "Khiladi". He earned top rupee
for roles in 2014 movies such as "Holiday" and "Entertainment".
Dhoni,
who retired from Test cricket at the end of 2014, led India to the
semi-final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup before suffering a loss to
eventual champion Australia. He is co-producing an upcoming biopic
titled "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story".
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at [email protected])