Deepika Padukone has come a long way in her career through mere hard-work and dedication. She is one of Bollywood’s self-made stars who has delivered a great number of record-breaking films. From battling depression to making her mark in Hollywood, the ‘Chhapaak’ actress has achieved a lot. However, it seems that the actress is in no mood to take a break from adding feathers to her cap as according to the website of a Guinness World record, Deepika has been entitled as the highest-earning Bollywood actress.
The report of Guinness World record stated that the ‘Bajirao Mastani’ actress has the highest annual earnings for a Bollywood actress with an estimated whopping amount of Rs 112.8 crores ($15.37 million). The actress’ earning has been calculated based on the latest available Celebrity 100 data being published by Forbes India between October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.
Deepika Padukone is mentioned in the top four list of top-earning celebrities of India, added the report.
According to the report, the most successful Bollywood movie of the actor at the box-office is ‘Padmaavat’ in which she portrayed the role of Rani Padmaavati. This historical saga earned approximately around Rs 5,59,180,9830 ($74,630,951; £54,555,000) at the box-office worldwide largely from the domestic audience. Padukone’s Hollywood movie ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’, where she was seen illustrating the role of Serena was also declared to be her biggest box-office success. The film earned a grossing amount of approx. Rs 25,852,386027 ($345,038,228; £255,700,000) globally. The Bollywood star made her debut in Hollywood with this movie.
Reportedly, the ‘Cocktail’ actress charges a whopping amount of Rs 10 crore for a single film and Rs 8 crores for brand endorsements. Her net worth has shown a rise of around 40% in the last 3 years.
Speaking on the work front, the ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’ actress will be next seen starring with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday in Shakun Batra’s next unnamed directorial venture. Her next movie as a producer ‘83’ will hit the screens later this year where Ranveer Singh will be seen portraying the character of the cricketer Kapil Dev.