latest bollywood news August 7, 2015

And the richest Bollywood actors are

 

Bollywood films may not be able to earn even a fraction of what Hollywood earns but our stars are regularly out-earning the Brad Pitts and George Clooneys of the world. If Shah Rukh Khan was earlier named richer than Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt by Wealth X's list, it is now the turn of Forbes to annoint Bollywood stars as richest in the world.

Out of 34 actors who made to the richie rich list, five are from India. And they don't make up the flanks of the list either. They are happily out-earning Hollywood dreamboats despite acting in films which are at times 30% of their total budget.

The Forbes annual Celebrity 100 rankings of the world's highest-paid celebrities includes Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor feature on the list. While Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan share the 7th rank with earnings of $33.5 million (Rs 213 crore) each, Akshay Kumar with $32.5 (Rs 207 crore) million is placed at 9th.

Shah Rukh Khan is ranked 18th on the list with $26 million (Rs 165 crore), Ranbir Kapoor follows next with $15million (Rs 95 crore) at 30th rank in the list of 35 actors. According to the report, the actors earned a combined Rs 895 crore. They were also the biggest group after the Americans.

Robert Downey Jr. ($80 Million), Jackie Chan ($50 Million),  Vin Diesel ($47 Million),  Bradley Cooper ($41.5 Million) and Adam Sandler ($41 Million) are the world's five richest actors according to the list.

Does it mean acche din for Bollywood and Bollywood stars. Well, the jury is still out on that.
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Bollywood's big bucks: Salman, Amitabh and Akshay among world's top ten highest-paid actors

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's top ten highest-paid actors in Forbes first global list of actors from Hollywood to Hong Kong and Bollywood.

Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan entered the list in joint seventh place, with estimated earnings of $33.5 million in the past year. Akshay Kumar follows behind in ninth place with $32.5 million.
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (18) and Ranbir Kapoor (30) with estimated earnings of $26 million and $15 million respectively, also made the Forbes list.

Amitabh Bachchan. PTI

Bollywood stalwart Amitabh Bachchan has starred in more than 150 movies in his 50 year career. He continues to earn top rupee for his roles in flicks such 2014's Bhoothnath Returns, Forbes noted.
One of India's biggest stars, Salman Khan, has appeared in some 80 movies since his 1989 breakout role Maine Pyar Kiya.
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has appeared in some 150 movies since his 1992 breakthrough in Khiladi.
Shah Rukh Khan was described as "India's Leonardo DiCaprio". He earns from movies such as Happy New Year and Fan, as well as lucrative endorsements including Pan Masala.
"Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor is one of Bollywood's top male actors and joins the World's Highest-Paid Actors list for the first time.
He banks a decent pay check from movies such as Roy and Bombay Velvet, Forbes said.
Robert Downey Jr topped the list with estimated total earnings of $80 million thanks to the Iron Man franchise, while Jackie Chan came in a surprise second position with a $50 million pay packet.
Others among the top ten were Vin Diesel (3), Bradley Cooper (4), Adam Sandler (5), Tom Cruise (6), and Mark Wahlberg (10).
The 34 stars on Forbes' list earned a combined $941 million before taxes and fees between June 2014 and June 2015.
A separate list of highest-paid actresses will be published later this year.
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SRK to shoot his next film entirely in Wankhede Stadium

Still unable to get over him being allowed to enter Wankhede Stadium again, Bollywood Superstar and KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan has decided to shoot his next film entirely in the stadium.

Sources claim the day MCA lifted ban over Shah Rukh, he spent entire night in Wankhede and even slept on the pitch, making up for most of the time lost by being banned in last 3 years.

The security guard is being approached to play role of villain in the film

He was even caught bullying and arguing with chairs of the stadium by the stadium authorities, but completely understanding his emotions, they did not stop him and let him be himself.
But SRK soon realized that he was not Preity Zinta and he had to soon go back to work, which will mean leaving the stadium. That is when the idea of shooting the film in stadium struck his mind.
“What’s wrong? When Hollywood films like Phone Booth can be shot in one place, why can’t Shahrukh sir do so,” his manager shot back when asked wouldn’t it be difficult for the actor who is used to shooting even a single song in Switzerland and number of other foreign locales to shift to Wankhede for a full film.
Sources claim SRK has asked scriptwriter to incorporate a scene in the film, where he buries character of a security guard under the ground.
“Ise kehte hain Miyanbhai ki daring or baniye ka dimaag,” his manager added pointing to how SRK saved on the budget of the film by shooting at one place and how he lived up to his statement of ‘Yahin Gaad dunga’ to the security guard.
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We love to see our favourite Bollywood celebrities so active on various social media platforms. After all, this is the only place where the ardent B-Town fans get to talk directly with their idols. Like West, in India too desi celebs are getting more and more active on social networking sites, which helps them in more than one ways. The platform not only makes them directly available to the fans but also helps them in promoting various projects online. Take a look at top five Indian celebs who are avid social media users:

Amitabh Bachchan
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is an active social media user. The thespian not only makes his presence felt on Facebook and Twitter but he often writes for his personal blog as well. The towering personality believes in making his opinion count on the social media platform, and undoubtedly his fans and followers love to follow him everywhere. He has an awesome 16. 3 million followers, as of now. Keep tweeting Big B!

Shah Rukh Khan
'Badshah' Shah Rukh Khan is truly a king, even on social media. Like Mr Bachchan, SRK is the second most active Indian celebrity on social media. The king of romance boasts of an 14.6 million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter. His adorable pictures with little one AbRam have often left the paparazzi asking for more. In fact, SRK even released the first look of super successful 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' featuring buddy Salman Khan on Twitter. We love it SRK, keep us updated!

Salman Khan
What can be said about 'bhaijaan' Salman Khan. The ruling Khan has about 13. 3 million followers on Twitter and is inching closer to meet the target set high by senior Bachchan and SRK. Salman tweets about things closer to his heart. Right from promoting his films or his friends' films—the actor does it online. He even posts things or events related to the Being Human foundation on his Twitter/FB handle to keep the fans in loop. Salman has his own unique style of writing, and we like it!

Priyanka Chopra
She is indeed a game changer. The actress, who will now be making her proud television debut on ABC's 'Quantico' believes in sharing each and every detail of her projects with her fans. She too is an avid player on social media. Her shoot posts, pictures, and other details are really liked by the viewers. The actress enjoys a humble 10.6 million followers on Twitter. Keep going PeeCee!

Sonakshi Sinha
Amongst the ladies, we like it how Sona baby actively keeps her FB wall/Twitter feed buzzing. The actress, who has bagged a great role in 'Akira' and Apoorva Lakhia's next is an active person online, who posts several things—right from rare pictures, shoot pics and even project details—all are made available by Shotgun junior. The young and talented actress has a 5.23 million followers on Twitter land. We like it, Sona!
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Bollywood stars break into the top 10 on Forbes’ highest-paid actors list

For the first time ever, three Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, and Akshay Kumar managed to score slots in the top 10 on Forbes’ annual “World’s Highest-Paid Actors” list.
Both Bachchan and Khan each made $33.5 million to tie in seventh place. The means each actors made as much as Hollywoo stars Seth Rogan and George Clooney combined. Kumar, on the other hand, ranked ninth on the list at $32.5 million, making more than Mark Whalberg, Will Smith, and Dwayne Johnson.
Big B’s extensive 50-year career and his hosting gig of India’s version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” (which racked an average 5.2 million in weekly viewership in 2014) has made him a household name in his native country, adding to his long list of starring roles in over 150 films. India’s biggest star, and Bollywood’s bad boy, Salman Khan, tied with Bachchan on the list. Khan’s career has been marred in controversy but has only served to bolster his popularity in India. He was sentenced to five years in prison in May 2015 for a 2002 hit-and-run that killed car accident which killed a homeless man.
Kumar, who ranked ninth, is one of Bollywood’s busiest leading men, filming an average of 4 movies a year since his breakthrough role in “Khiladi” in 1992. He also hosts the Indian reality TV show “Dare 2 Dance.”
Further down the list, at no. 18 and no. 30 are Shah Rukh Khan ($26 million) and Ranbir Kapoor ($15 million) respectively.
Robert Downey Jr. topped the list for the third year in a row with an annual haul of $80 million.
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After Pakistan, another Muslim country banned Bollywood movie ‘Bangistan’

MUMBAI – After facing ban in Pakistan Bollywood movie ‘Bangistan’ has been banned in United Arab Emirates.

According to Indian media, upcoming Indian movie ‘Bangistan’ faced ban in UAE, a day before its grand opening in Dubai.

Ritesh Deshmukh’s movie also failed to get certificate from Singapore’s censor board and faced another ban.

Producer Ritesh Sidhwani said “I’m shocked, Dubai is a large market and this decision will affect us.”

Earlier, Bollywood movie ‘Bangistan’ was banned in Pakistan just after its official trailer released, India media claimed.

Bollywood movie ‘Bajrani Bhaijaan’ successfully running in Indian cinemas and also in Pakistan. But latest movie ‘Bangistan’ was banned in Pakistan due to anti-Pakistan content.

Director of the movie, Karan Anshuman wrote a letter to Pakistan High Commission and censor board to review the decision.

He wrote in letter that  “Basing their judgement on the trailer alone, they have decided that the film is anti-Pakistan and anti-

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Bollywood producers to appeal UAE ban

‘Bangistan’ was set to be released in the UAE on August 7 but has been pulled from distribution

Bollywood star Riteish Deshmukh has hit out at UAE censors for banning his latest movie, comedy Bangistan, and confirmed producers plan to appeal the decision.
‘Bangistan’ was set to be released in the UAE on August 7 but has been pulled from distribution after censors found elements of the film to be offensive, producers confirmed.
"It is very disappointing that the Censor board finds the film offensive, as there is no such content in the film. We shall be sending it to the re-examining committee," leading star Riteish Deshmukh said in a statement on Wednesday.
The movie is described as "a whip smart and uproarious satire on fundamentalism," and focuses on the futility of violence, religious divisions, cultural prejudice, and promoting the message of peace, religious unity and harmony in society.

"Bangistan" tells the story of two unlikely terrorists who are recruited to disrupt a peace conference in Poland and also stars Indian stars Pulkit Samrat, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Jacqueline Fernandez.