As reported on IMDb, Bollywood celebrity Shahrukh Khan was the best paid actor in India followed closely by South India film star, Rajnikanth, both of whom took home earnings worth over two billion Indian rupees as of 2023. While the list was populated by Bollywood actors, several actors from Tollywood (Telugu cinema) and Kollywood (Tamil cinema) also ranked high.
The Indian film industry is segmented by the various languages spoken in the country. This has resulted in the production of a large spectrum of regional cinema. Hindi has been the dominant language of films distributed domestically, followed by Kannada, the regional language of the state of Karnataka. Furthermore, the Hindi film industry, accounted for more than 40 percent of the box office revenue in 2016. Many successful regional films, more notably from the Tamil and Telugu film industries were sometimes remade in Hindi to reach a wider audience.
Best-paid Indian actors in 2023, by remuneration per project
(in billion Indian rupees)
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IMDb. (November 1, 2023). Best-paid Indian actors in 2023, by remuneration per project (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972751/india-best-paid-male-actors-by-earnings-per-film/
IMDb. "Best-paid Indian actors in 2023, by remuneration per project (in billion Indian rupees)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972751/india-best-paid-male-actors-by-earnings-per-film/
IMDb. (2023). Best-paid Indian actors in 2023, by remuneration per project (in billion Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972751/india-best-paid-male-actors-by-earnings-per-film/
IMDb. "Best-paid Indian Actors in 2023, by Remuneration per Project (in Billion Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972751/india-best-paid-male-actors-by-earnings-per-film/
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Best-paid Indian actors in 2023, by remuneration per project (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph], IMDb, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972751/india-best-paid-male-actors-by-earnings-per-film/