Question: Which of the following Indian actresses is included in the recently released Forbes list of the World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2016?
a) Kangana Ranaut
b) Deepika Padukone
c) Priyanka Chopra
d) Alia Bhatt
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 23 August 2016 Forbes released the list of The World’s Highest-Paid Actresses 2016.
- Jennifer Lawrence topped the Forbes magazine list for the second straight year with earnings of 46 million US dollars.
- The second position is secured by Melissa McCarthy (33 million US dollars) followed by Scarlett Johansson (25 million US dollars) and Jennifer Aniston (21 million US dollars) at third and fourth position respectively.
- Chinese actress Fan Bingbing (17 million US dollars) ranked fifth in the list and the only Chinese actress in the list.
- Indian actress Deepika Padukone is the only newcomer to the World’s Highest-Paid Actresses list and the only Indian actress to be included in the list.
- Actress Deepika Padukone joined the list of highest paid actresses in the world with earnings of 10 million us dollars and ranked 10th.
Reference:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/23/indian-star-deepika-padukone-joins-ranks-of-the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses/#190f613f7a29
http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/23/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2016-jennifer-lawrence-banks-46-million-payday-ahead-of-melissa-mccarthy/#649f65ef44d6