Bollywood’s biggest brands earn money from more than just their acting gigs. Most of them have endorsements but some go a step further and invest.
Some Bollywood stars are such great business people that that can give up acting altogether. Here are some Bollywood stars with the most successful business ventures.
Bollywood Actors and Actresses with Excellent Businesses
1. Shahrukh Khan
The King of Bollywood has a motion picture production company called Red Chilies Entertainment. King Khan is the co-chairman of the company and its subsidiaries. The production company is not limited to film-making since its VFX division offers visual effects and animation services to other production houses and filmmakers.
Khan has also invested in the Indian Premier League like his fellow actors Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta. SRK co-owns the Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
SRK has also invested in a number of other successful business ventures like Kidzania (the Indian arm of the children’s park).
2. Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa and husband Raj Kundra held shares in the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals. The couple had to sell their shares in the team after the Supreme Court of India ruled Raj guilty of placing bets on IPL games.
Shilpa then got involved in Raj Kundra’s other business ventures. This includes her own production company. The production house produced Dishkiyaoon in 2014. She also co-owns the Indian spa chain Iosis.
3. Suneel Shetty
Suneel Shetty is big in the fitness industry. The actor and celebrity businessman has a chain of gyms that can be spotted all over India. He also has a production house called Popcorn Entertainment.
Mischief, a series of boutiques, is also owned by the actor. Shetty is also a restaurateur and owns restaurants specializing in Udupi cuisine. His company S2 Reality is concerned with designing and developing luxury real estate projects.
4. Twinkle Khanna
Post-acting Twinkle Khanna is not just a best-selling author but also the most successful candle maker in India.
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Both Twinkle and her mother export designer candles. Her design skills extend to her interior designing firm called ‘The White Window’ in Mumbai. She also has a production house that produced Padman starring Akshay Kumar.
5. Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgn has divided his money among a number of ventures. He invested with Roha Group in the Charanaka solar project in Gujarat.
He also owns a production house called Ajay Devgn Films. Since it was established in 2000 the production company has produced a string of films. Ajay has a VFX Studio of his own too.
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These celebrity entrepreneurs in India have certainly made it big with their business ventures.
