Actors
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Salman
Khan
may
be
starting
a
new
chapter
of
their
friendship
after
an
undeclared
cold
war,
but
the
latter
has
dethroned
the
former
by
grabbing
the
top
spot
in
Celebrity
100
list
for
2014
of
Forbes
magazine.
Interestingly,
Shahrukh
has
fallen
down
from
the
number
one
spot
to
Salman's
last
year's
number
three
spot.
The
decline
is
because
of
his
disappearance
from
the
screen
for
the
preparation
and
shoot
of
his
top
grosser
Happy
New
Year.
Shahrukh
did
some
cameos
in
movies
like
Youngistaan
and
Bhoothnath
Returns
in
the
period
considered
for
this
list.
Whereas,
Salman
was
all
over
the
entertainment
sector
with
his
films
like
Kick
and
Jai
Ho.
In
fact,
his
stint
as
the
host
of
the
reality
TV
show
"Bigg
Boss" is
also
credited
for
his
upward
swing.
Actress
Deepika
Padukone
has
reinforced
women
power
in
Bollywood
by
becoming
the
only
woman
mentioned
in
the
top
ten
of
the
list.
After
featuring
in
movies
like
Happy
New
Year
and
Finding
Fanny,
the
actress
is
at
the
eighth
spot
in
the
list
with
earnings
of
Rs.
67.20
crore,
said
a
statement.
The
list
is
compiled
by
measuring
money
and
fame,
which
includes
estimated
entertainment
related
earnings
from
Oct
1,
2013
to
Sep
30,
2014,
and
their
visibility
on
print,
television
and
internet.
The
list
not
only
revolves
around
actors,
television
stars
but
even
sportspersons,
authors,
film
directors,
music
directors,
singers
and
comedians.
At
the
second
spot
is
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan,
while
cricketer
MS
Dhoni
and
actor
Akshay
Kumar
occupy
the
fourth
and
fifth
position.
The
top
five
in
the
list
dominate
the
earnings
sweepstakes,
accounting
for
as
much
as
35
per
cent
of
the
total
revenues
of
the
top
100.
Salman's
estimated
earnings
in
2014
are
Rs.
244.50
crore,
Amitabh
amassed
Rs.
196.75
crore,
Shah
Rukh
minted
Rs.202.40
crore,
Dhoni
pulled
in
Rs.
141.80
crore
and
Akshay
Rs.
172
crore.
Despite
a
quiet
year,
Shah
Rukh's
earnings
can
be
attributed
to
his
brand
value
and
endorsements.
With
22
such
deals
in
hand,
he
has
endorsed
the
highest
number
of
brands
this
year.