Akshay Kumar Is The Only Indian To Feature In Forbes List Of 10 Highest-Paid Actors
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has made it to another Forbes list this year after becoming the only Indian to be included in the Forbes list of top 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world. The actor has now ranked 6 in the Forbes list of 10 highest-paid male actors. ## The 52-year-old with his estimated earnings of $48.5 million becomes the only Indian to feature in the list of the year 2020. However, he has dropped two spots from the last year in which he was at number 4. ## Forbes reports that for his digital debut with the upcoming Amazon Prime series "The End", Akshay Kumar has signed a deal that pays him $10 million. Forbes described Akshay Kumar as "The only Bollywood star on the list, Kumar is working on his first television series The End for Amazon Prime."## However, Forbes stated that the bulk of Akshay's earnings are from advertisements and not film work, putting it bluntly, "Most of Akshay Kumar's money, though, comes from endorsement deals. He shills for everything from multivitamins to toilet cleaners."## Just like the last year, this year's list is also topped by wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson with his estimated earnings of $87.5 million. "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds holds the second spot with earnings of $71.5 million. Third, fourth and fifth spots have gone to actors Mark Wahlberg, Ben Affleck, and Vin Diesel respectively. ## Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and Jackie Chan hold the last four ranks on the list after Akshay Kumar who featured in the list for the 5th consecutive years. ## Stay tuned...
