India’s Richest Actress: Gone are the days when Bollywood was a man-ruled industry working on its terms. Indian leading ladies have paved the way for women to take space, and be proud about their accomplishments in a room full of people. One such icon is Aishwarya Rai, who with her elegance and work has commanded a chair among the most successful actors of India. Her whooping net worth surpasses that of her contemporaries and is three-fold that of her husband’s despite a faintly active career lately.
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Aishwarya Rai won the crown of Miss World in 1994 and has worked with the biggest names in Bollywood, Hollywood, and the South Indian film industry since then. She was Mani Ratnam’s muse for her debut movie ‘Iruvar’ followed by massive successes like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Dhoom 2’, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, and ‘Poniyin Selvan: I’.
She earns her massive fortune from multiple outlets, with acting in films being a primary source. She charges around Rs. 5 to 10 crores per film. Reports suggest her fee for her last mega-hit, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ both the parts was around Rs. 15 crores.
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Additionally, she does her brand shoots with multi-million dollar companies for Rs 6 to 7 crore each. She is a constant face of brands like Lakmé, Titan Watches, L’Oreal Paris, Coca-Cola, LUX, Kalyan Jewellers, and Philips.
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She is indeed a beauty with purpose as evident from her investment choices. She has several investments to her name, two that stand out are the ones in a nutrition-based company, ‘Possible’, and an environmental start-up in Bengaluru called ‘Ambee’.
With her diverse sources of income, Aishwarya Rai is reported to have a staggering net worth of approximately Rs.862 crores, putting her ahead of a few very popular actresses of today like Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone.
Amid the ongoing divorce rumors of the power couple, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, it is noteworthy that Aish stands three times ahead of her husband who has a reported net worth of Rs. 280 crore.
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She has also left behind the likes of Prabhas and Ranveer Singh with her impressive riches.