Shahrukh Khan is the richest actor of India. According to Hurun India’s list, Shahrukh’s net worth is approximately Rs 7,300 crore. Whereas Salman Khan’s net worth is around Rs 3000 crore. But, there is one person in the Hindi film industry whose net worth is more than both Salman and Shahrukh. Yes! However, he is not an actor, he is a film producer. According to Forbes report, the net worth of this producer is Rs 12,800 crore. This is the reason why he is called the richest person of Bollywood and the billionaire of Hindi film industry.
Started by selling toothbrushes
The name of this Bollywood billionaire is Ronnie Screwvala. Ronnie started his career as an entrepreneur. He founded a toothbrush manufacturing company in the 70s. Then he entered the film industry in 1981. When there was only Doordarshan in the name of entertainment in India, Ronnie started cable TV, which changed the cinema world forever. In 1990, Ronnie formed a company named UTV Software Communication. In 2012 he sold this company for $1.4 billion. After this, he started a company named RSVP, which prepares its own scripts, screenplays and makes films in collaboration with directors.
Ronnie has been seen in Shark Tank India
RSVP is not Ronnie’s only source of income. Ronnie has also invested in companies like pGrad, Usports and Unliazer. Apart from this, Ronnie has also appeared as a judge in ‘Shark Tank India Season 3’.
