Another list is out today which is Forbes India Celebrity 100 List for this year. There has been a lot of changes in the list since the last few years but the biggest one is of chucking Salman Khan off the top position by Virat Kohli. Yes, Virat takes the top spot and Salman has slipped down to number three. The latter had held the pole spot since 2016. Akshay Kumar takes the second spot with Rs 293.25 crore earnings while Salman Khan made Rs 229.25 crore this year as he had just one release in the form of Bharat. Had Dabangg 3 released earlier, things could have been different.Virat Kohli Becomes 8th Indian to Play 400 International Matches

Now coming to Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper made Rs 252.72 crore in total as per the report. He earned the said number between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019. This includes match fees, BCCI central contract, brand endorsements and the whopping eight-figure fee per Instagram post. Kohli is only going to add to the riches in the coming days.

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Interestingly, this time round there are two women in the top 10 - Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt. That happened for the first time, BTW. And they talk about pay parity!

 

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