The film industry is a lucrative one, not just because of the glamour and stardom associated with it but also due to the massive amounts of money it generates. For instance, Hindi films earned a staggering ₹ 13161 crore worldwide last year (2023), including $600 million overseas. This has made the stars rich and the producers even richer.
However, surprisingly, only one person in all of Bollywood is a dollar billionaire. ( Also read: Ronnie Screwvala says Shah Rukh Khan's Swades deserves a re-release; calls it an ‘evergreen story that inspired people’ ) Bollywood's only billionaire and richest man Film producer Ronnie Screwvala holds the distinction of being the richest person in Bollywood. As per Forbes, Screwvala has a net worth of $1.
55 billion (roughly ₹ 13,000 crore). This makes him the only billionaire associated with Hindi films as well. Next to him in the Bollywood rich list is T-Series' Bhushan Kumar, whose net worth is just under a billion.
As per Hurun Rich List, Bhushan's family's combined net worth is $1.2 billion, but there are other stakeholders in that wealth too. Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan follow them, with both worth over $850 million.
Juhi Chawla, who is India's richest female actor with a net worth of $550 million, rounds up the top five. How Ronnie Screwvala became a billionaire Ronnie Screwvala had humble beginnings, with his first business being a toothbrush manufacturing unit that he set up in the 1970s. The businessman eventually graduat.