Shah Rukh Khan beats Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan in Forbes highest paid Bollywood star race

New Delhi: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has once again proved his worth, quite literally this time! Forbes has released the list of highest-paid actors in Bollywood of 2017 and King Khan rules the roost at the top slot.

SRK has the yearly earnings of $38Million and 'Raees' has contributed much to it besides his several brand deals. The number two spot is enjoyed by bhaijaan Salman Khan with $37 million annual earnings.

Akshay Kumar is at number 3 with major hits this year. He took home $35.5 million while Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan is at Number 4 with earnings of $12.5 million this year.

At Number 5 is our desi Greek god Hrithik Roshan with earnings of $11.5 million. Then comes the femme fatale of B-Town, Deepika Padukone, who is at number 6 with $11 million closely followed by rumoured beau Ranveer Singh at Number 7 with $10 million. He shares the spot with international icon Priyanka Chopra with $10 million earnings.

The number 9 ranking is enjoyed by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who earned $9 million this year. And the tenth spot is bagged by Ranbir Kapoor with $8.5 million earnings.