Who could thought doing not so drama film can make him enter in Forbes highest paid actor list. Yes its Akshay Kumar. He has emerged as the seventh highest-paid actor in the world by earning $40.5 million in 2018, according to Forbes magazine. The “Gold” actor is closely followed by his contemporary Salman Khan in the ninth place, raking in $38.5 million.

Kumar and Khan are the only two Bollywood actors to make it to the top 10 highest paid actors list, compiled by the publication.

Kumar, who came in 10th last year, upped his game by $3 million. Khan stayed at his ninth rank, but with an increase of $1.5 million this year.

Shah Rukh Khan, who was at the eight but this year he didn’t got the place.

The list has been topped by Hollywood star George Clooney, who scored a career-high pre-tax paycheque of $239 million between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018.