The Badhshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan aka King Khan made a grand debut on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025, joining the nation’s billionaire circle with an estimated wealth of ₹12,490 cr, a milestone that crowns him as India’s richest entertainer.
The surge reflects a portfolio that extends far beyond cinema, spanning Red Chillies Entertainment and a commanding stake in Knight Riders Sports.
For years, Bollywood’s leading stars have been marquee names, but not consistently listed alongside India’s industrial and startup elite. That changes this year. The 2025 list formally recognises the “Silver Screen Titans,” placing top entertainers alongside tycoons, an explicit nod to the entertainment industry’s expanding balance sheet and growing equity in sports, production, and digital media.
The leaderboard among entertainers
- 1) Shah Rukh Khan – ₹12,490 crore. His diversified bets in production and sports franchises power his debut as India’s wealthiest entertainer. The ranking puts him ahead of several startup founders and industrialists.
- 2) Juhi Chawla & family – ₹7,790 crore. The co-owner of Knight Riders Sports with Khan sees entertainment and sport converge into serious wealth creation.
- 3) Hrithik Roshan – ₹2,160 crore. Brand HRX’s traction underscores how celebrity-led consumer ventures can scale into sizable value.
- 4) Karan Yash Johar – ₹1,880 crore. A wide slate of film and streaming productions, endorsements, and equity positions anchors his ranking.
- 5) Amitabh Bachchan & family – ₹1,630 crore. Decades of brand value and savvy investments continue to compound.
Cumulative tally: The top five entertainers together account for roughly ₹25,950 crore, signalling the scale at which celebrity enterprises now operate.
The inclusion and strong placement of entertainers indicate three overlapping trends:
- Asset-building beyond films: Ownership in production houses and sports franchises is no longer an outlier, it is a durable wealth engine.
- Consumer brands with staying power: Roshan’s HRX stands out as a benchmark for how star equity can translate into scalable, mainstream product lines.
- Institutional recognition: By carving out space for the “Silver Screen Titans,” this year’s list codifies the entertainment sector’s financial heft rather than treating it as anecdotal.
The broader rich list backdrop
The 2025 edition also reiterates the dominance at the very top, Mukesh Ambani remains No. 1 and notes India’s expanding billionaire cohort. Against that backdrop, Khan’s debut carries symbolic weight: the entertainment economy is now quantifiably shoulder-to-shoulder with legacy industries and new-age tech in wealth-creation stakes.
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