Due to the name and fame, it is generally believed that the highest-grossing celebrities in the film industry are actors and actresses. But your misconception can removed after seeing the list of Forbes. According to the ranking of Forbes, there are many musicians whose annual earnings are more than many Bollywood actors or actresses. According to the rankings of AR Rahman-Forbes, AR Rahman is 16th in the list of the richest Indian celebrities, while he is the first highest-grossing musician. Rahman's total earnings in the year 2019 was 94.8 crores which is more than any Indian musician. The same Oscar Award winner Rahman has composed music for films like Dil Se, Slumdog Millionaire, Roja, Bombay and Jodha Akbar.
Pritam - Pritam is the second highest-grossing musician of all time, having given a number of hit songs in Bollywood, although he ranks 17th on the Forbes list. Pritam's total revenue last year was 97.78 crore. In 2019, Pritam gave the music of Total Dhamaal, The Sky Is Pink, Kalank and Chichhore.
Amit Trivedi, who won the National Award for Best Music Director for the film Dev D, ranks 19th in Forbes' ranking, while ranking third among the highest-grossing composers. Amit is a composer who earned 80.73 crores in the year 2019 and is also a singer. Last year, Amit performed music in 8 films, including Mission Mangal.
Vishal-Shekhar and the name of the composer duo is not known, it cannot happen. The pair, which grossed 76.84 crores, finished 20th in the Forbes list, while Vishal-Shekhar ranked fourth among musicians. The Vishal-Shekhar duo gave music for films like War, Student of the Year 2 and India last year.
t, Ajay-Atul pair is ranked 22nd, while among the highest-grossing musicians, the pair is ranked fifth. His total earnings in the year 2019 was 77.91. Apart from this, Ajay-Atul has a popular film like Naam Sairat, the one whose music was well liked. In Bollywood, the Ajay-Atul duo have given music in films like Thugs of Hindostan, Zero and Dhadak.
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