The biggest Bollywood names
Star power counts what a person led rather than what they appeared in: the gross of the films they were top-billed in or directed, how that run held up, how many there were, how recent, and how audiences rated them. Every figure is a percentile inside Bollywood. 270 people qualify.
| # | Person | Films led | Gross led | Biggest | Star power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shah Rukh KhanActor | 15 | $831M | Jawan | 93 |
| 2 |  Aamir KhanActor | 9 | $797M | Dangal | 93 |
| 3 |  Ranveer SinghActor | 14 | $765M | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 93 |
| 4 |  Deepika PadukoneActor | 16 | $807M | Jawan | 92 |
| 5 |  R. MadhavanActorKollywood | 5 | $428M | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 92 |
| 6 |  Aditya DharDirector | 3 | $399M | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 91 |
| 7 |  Ranbir KapoorActor | 12 | $487M | Animal | 90 |
| 8 |  Ajay DevgnActor | 19 | $527M | Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior | 89 |
| 9 |  Hrithik RoshanActor | 11 | $427M | War | 89 |
| 10 |  Salman KhanActor | 15 | $789M | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 88 |
| 11 |  Arjun RampalActor | 4 | $422M | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 88 |
| 12 |  TabuActor | 9 | $267M | Andhadhun | 88 |
| 13 |  Akshay KumarActor | 40 | $930M | Singham Again | 86 |
| 14 |  Katrina KaifActor | 15 | $635M | Dhoom 3 | 86 |
| 15 |  Zaira WasimActor | 3 | $447M | Dangal | 86 |
| 16 |  Alia BhattActor | 15 | $365M | Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva | 85 |
| 17 |  Akshaye KhannaActor | 6 | $323M | Dhurandhar | 85 |
| 18 |  Shraddha KapoorActor | 10 | $309M | Stree 2 | 85 |
| 19 |  Vicky KaushalActor | 8 | $275M | Chhaava | 85 |
| 20 |  Paresh RawalActor | 8 | $323M | Tiger Zinda Hai | 84 |
| 21 |  Saurabh ShuklaActor | 8 | $292M | PK | 84 |
| 22 |  Siddharth AnandDirector | 5 | $306M | Pathaan | 83 |
| 23 |  Rajkumar HiraniDirector | 3 | $250M | PK | 83 |
| 24 |  Ashutosh RanaActor | 4 | $220M | Chhaava | 83 |
| 25 |  Anushka SharmaActor | 11 | $472M | PK | 82 |
| 26 |  Fatima Sana ShaikhActor | 3 | $373M | Dangal | 82 |
| 27 |  Rohit ShettyDirector | 8 | $368M | Chennai Express | 82 |
| 28 |  Rakesh BediActor | 2 | $214M | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 82 |
| 29 |  Nawazuddin SiddiquiActor | 16 | $416M | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 81 |
| 30 |  Sanya MalhotraActor | 4 | $358M | Dangal | 81 |
| 31 |  Kiara AdvaniActor | 6 | $222M | Kabir Singh | 81 |
| 32 |  Rashmika MandannaActorTollywood | 5 | $268M | Animal | 80 |
| 33 |  Nitesh TiwariDirector | 3 | $349M | Dangal | 79 |
| 34 |  Varun DhawanActor | 14 | $329M | Dilwale | 79 |
| 35 |  Sanjay Leela BhansaliDirector | 5 | $214M | Padmaavat | 78 |
| 36 |  Anupam KherActor | 8 | $262M | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | 77 |
| 37 |  Amar KaushikDirector | 4 | $167M | Stree 2 | 77 |
| 38 |  Sunny DeolActor | 4 | $157M | Gadar 2 | 77 |
| 39 |  Kareena Kapoor KhanActor | 12 | $372M | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 76 |
| 40 |  Kabir KhanDirector | 5 | $267M | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 76 |
| 41 |  Shahid KapoorActor | 10 | $240M | Padmaavat | 76 |
| 42 |  Riteish DeshmukhActor | 8 | $235M | Housefull 4 | 76 |
| 43 |  Ayushmann KhurranaActor | 11 | $232M | Andhadhun | 76 |
| 44 |  Anil KapoorActor | 7 | $217M | Animal | 76 |
| 45 |  Pankaj TripathiActor | 7 | $139M | Mirzapur: The Movie | 76 |
| 46 |  Yami Gautam DharActor | 7 | $174M | Uri: The Surgical Strike | 75 |
| 47 |  KajolActor | 4 | $163M | Dilwale | 75 |
| 48 |  Vijay SethupathiActorKollywood | 2 | $141M | Jawan | 75 |
| 49 |  Shriya SaranActorTollywood | 3 | $103M | Drishyam 2 | 75 |
| 50 |  Jacqueline FernandezActor | 8 | $235M | Kick | 74 |
How star power is scored
- Gross led
- Reported gross of the films the person was top-billed in (first 4 cast credits, or director), counted once per film.
- Consistency
- How those films did as a run, so one giant hit does not paper over a string of flops.
- Body of work
- How many films they have led; quantity helps but does not dominate.
- Momentum
- Gross led, discounted by age.
- Audience rating
- How audiences rated the films they led.
Every signal is a percentile among people who have led at least two Bollywood films. Figures are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, and are indicative rather than audited.