Shah Rukh Khan, Actor

Net worth: Rs 4,000 crores

The year 2016 was a mixed one for Shah Rukh Khan.

Dilwale and Fan only did average business, but he still remains on the top of this list on the back of a star power built over a number of years.

Amitabh Bachchan, actor

Net worth: Rs 2,680 crores

At Rs 32.62 crore, Bachchan senior barely made it to the top 10 earners list for 2016.

But his goodwill, along with his evergreen stardom, has helped him comfortably retain second place on this list.

Salman Khan, actor

Net worth: Rs 1,340 crores

With Sultan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo doing well at the box office, Salman Khan, with Rs 270.3 crore, was 2016’s top earner.

Shah Rukh Khan (Rs 221.75 crores) finished a distant second.

Aamir Khan, actor

Net worth: Rs 1,235 crores

Aamir Khan had a lukewarm 2016 -- Dangal only released in the last week of the year.

In fact, he fell out of the top 10 earners list for the first time since 2013.

Past successes, however, ensure that he still figures dominantly on this list.