Forbes magazine has published this year’s list of 100 Indians from Sports and Recreation. This year’s table is very different from last year. Cricketer Virat Kohli tops the list. Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and Mammootty have made it to the list. Both are ranked 27th and 67th respectively. Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who has been number one since 2016, had to be satisfied with third place this time. Akshay Kumar, who has an annual income of Rs 293.25 crore, is second on the list. Virat Kohli has a net profit of Rs 252.72 crore.
Apart from Mohanlal and Mammootty, the list also includes Rajinikanth, AR Rahman, Dhanush, Vijay, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, director Shankar, Mahesh Babu, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. Rajinikanth at 13th and Rehman at 17th. Amitabh Bachchan, MS Dhoni, Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh are at number four, five, six and seven respectively. Alia Bhatt is ranked eighth, Sachin Tendulkar at ninth and Deepika at 10th. For the first time, Alia and Deepika are in the top 10.
Priyanka Chopra is the biggest gainer this year. Priyanka is in 14th place. The actress was ranked 49th in the list last year. Kohli’s wife and film star Anushka Sharma is 21st on the list. Sara Ali Khan, Disha Pattani and Kriti Sanon have made the list for the first time. Between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019, the table is prepared based on the remuneration and star value earned by celebrities. The reputation and revenue of social media and media determine the value of celebrities.