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Entertainers
Shah Rukh Khan
ACTOR
Net worth: Rs 4,000 crore
Net worth: Rs 4,000 crore
The year 2016 was a mixed one for Shah Rukh Khan. Dilwale and Fan only did average business, but he still remains on the top of this list on the back of a star power built over a number of years.
Amitabh Bachchan
ACTOR
Net worth: Rs 2,680 crore
At Rs 32.62 crore, Bachchan senior barely made it to the list top 10 earners for 2016. But his goodwill, along with his evergreen stardom, has helped him comfortably retain second place in this list.
Salman Khan
ACTOR
Net worth: Rs 1,340 crore
Net worth: Rs 1,340 crore
With Sultan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo doing well at the box office, Salman Khan, with Rs 270.3 crore, was 2016’s top earner. Shah Rukh Khan (Rs 221.75) finished a distant second.
Aamir Khan
ACTOR
Net worth: Rs 1,235 crore
Net worth: Rs 1,235 crore
Aamir Khan had a lukewarm 2016 — Dangal only released in the last week of the year. In fact, he fell out of the top 10 earners list for the first time since 2013. Past successes, however, ensure that he still figures dominantly on this list.
Source: Forbes (2016 earnings); net worth all estimates, as of October 2016
Sportspersons
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
CRICKETER
Net worth: Rs 649.9 crore
The former Indian skipper may be in his twilight years, but his net worth remains stellar as ever. Dhoni earned Rs 122.48 crore in 2016, slightly behind Virat Kohli’s Rs 134.44 crore.
Virat Kohli
CRICKETER
Net worth: Rs 396.9 crore
The Indian captain is the undisputed king of the advertising market with more than 10 brands in his kitty. He recently signed an eight-year deal with Puma worth Rs 110-crore.
Kohli was 2016’s top earner.
Rohit Sharma
CRICKETER
CRICKETER
Net worth: Rs 226.8 crore
Despite being out with injury for a major part of the 2016 season, Rohit Sharma still managed to make Rs 24.17 crore during the course of the year. Who knows, he may be the next big thing after Kohli.
Yuvraj Singh
CRICKETER
Net worth: Rs 220.5 crore
Net worth: Rs 220.5 crore
The Punjab southpaw still continues to be a great story. With a couple of new endorsements coming his way, Yuvraj made Rs 16 crore last year. He recently made another comeback into the Indian team.
Source: Forbes (2016 earnings); net worth all estimates, as of October 2016
NRI Businessmen
Lakshmi Mittal
CHAIRMAN, ARCELORMITTAL
Net worth: Rs 83,281 crore
ArcelorMittal reported a net loss of $7.9 billion in 2015 mostly because of a $4.8 billion write-down of its iron ore mining business. Despite his slumping fortunes, Lakshmi Mittal is still the richest NRI businessman.
Micky Jagtiani
FOUNDER, LANDMARK GROUP
Net worth: Rs 29,328 crore
With an estimated wealth of almost Rs 30,000 crore, Jagtiani, the owner of the Dubai-based Landmark group, is the second richest NRI on the list. Jagtiani suspended all Donald Trump-branded products last year after the American President made anti-Muslim remarks.
With an estimated wealth of almost Rs 30,000 crore, Jagtiani, the owner of the Dubai-based Landmark group, is the second richest NRI on the list. Jagtiani suspended all Donald Trump-branded products last year after the American President made anti-Muslim remarks.
M A Yusuf Ali
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LULU GROUP
Net worth: Rs 26,650 crore
M A Yusuf Ali, the managing director of Abu Dhabi-based LuLu Group, owns 129 stores across Asia and Egypt. He has also made a $300 million investment in Trivandrum, which includes malls and shopping centres.
Ravi Pillai
MANAGING DIRECTOR, R P GROUP
Net worth: Rs 20,663 crore
Ravi Pillai’s RP Group is one of the biggest construction companies in West Asia. In 2015, he expanded his business into Kuwait . Pillai also owns hotels in Dubai and Kerala.
Source: Forbes (2016 earnings); net worth all estimates, as of October 2016
Entrepreneurs under 35
Entrepreneurs under 35
Binny Bansal
CEO, FLIPKART
Net worth: Rs 5,400 crore
The 34-year-old who is now CEO at Flipkart, the company he founded with Sachin Bansal, has seen his wealth plummet by a couple of thousand crores in the last year. Despite the downturn, he features on the top of this list.
Bhavish Aggarwal
Co-FOUNDER, OLA
Net worth: Rs 3,000 crore
Notwithstanding stiff competition from Uber, Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola is going strong. The 30-year-old is the youngest entrepreneur on this list.
Divyank and Bhavin Turakhia
FOUNDERS, DIRECTI
Net worth: Rs 3,000 crore
Net worth: Rs 3,000 crore
The Turakhia brothers, the founders of Directi, feature on this list on the back of the sale of their Media.net, a unit of Directi, to a group of Chinese investors.
Kunal Bahl
CEO, SNAPDEAL
Net worth: Rs 2,300 crore
Despite recent difficulties, mainly the competition from rivals Amazon and Flipkart, the Snapdeal founder’s net worth has remained steady. Until recently, Bahl was one of the best-paid start-up CEOs in the country.
Source: Forbes (2016 earnings); net worth all estimates, as of October 2016
