Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap have been promoting their forthcoming movie Dobaaraa. During a new interaction, when Taapsee got compared to Akshay Kumar for doing a lot of movies just like him, Taapsee complained that her pay doesn’t match his and that he earns a lot. Anurag uncovered that Akshay is the 6th richest actor in the world.
During a new interaction, Siddharth Kannan told Taapsee that he read a tweet calling Taapsee a ‘lady Akshay Kumar’ for doing many movies. Hearing this, Taapsee said, “I will accept this compliment humbly if my paycheck matches his until then please don’t do that. He is the highest earning and highest tax payer and all that and mere ko itne nahi milte (I don’t get that much paid).” Hearing this Anurag responded, “He is the sixth richest actor in the world.” Hearing this, Taapsee said, “I am not even near that. ”
As per Forbes India, Akshay Kumar was the only Indian to be on the Forbes US list of World’s Highest Paid Celebrities in 2019. He ranked 33 with $65 million ( ₹ 517 crore) in earnings. In 2020, Akshay ranked 6th in the highest paid actors of the world. The magazine likewise stated that Akshay makes $48.5 million ( ₹ 385 crore) each year and that a large portion of this income comes through his product endorsements.