The Most Bankable Bollywood Actors In 2022
5. Salman Khan
Salman Khan is a Hindi-language film actor, producer, and television personality from India. Khan has won various honors over the course of a more than 30-year film career, including two National Film Awards as a producer and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is one of the top 100 highest paid celebrities worldwide according to Forbes in 2015. In 2018, Khan was the highest-ranked Indian, coming in at 82nd with earnings of $37.7 million, sharing the 71st spot on the list with Amitabh Bachchan.
Before he joined the film industry, Khan had already established himself as a brand by endorsing products like Hero Honda motorcycles, Campa Cola, Limca Soft drink, and Double Bull shirts. He never expressed interest in establishing himself as a brand, even as he rose to fame, but he signed on with Thums Up in 2002 and remained with them until the end of their agreement. Khan was then replaced by Akshay Kumar. Later, he served as the brand ambassador for the soft drink Mountain Dew, a relationship with which he discontinued in December 2010, and he promoted Thums Up once more before terminating the relationship shortly after.
He currently serves as a Pepsi brand ambassador. Additionally, he was appointed a stakeholder of the travel website Yatra and has taken on the role of brand ambassador. He is the new brand ambassador for Suzuki motorbikes as well as the face of the History Channel. Previously, he promoted Red Tape Shoes, and now he is sponsoring Relaxo Hawaii. Khan serves as the Wheel detergent brand’s spokesperson. He and his brother Sohail Khan have both made commercial appearances for the gum brand Chlormint. The actor and Kareena Kapoor co-founded the jewelry line Sangini. Salman’s most recent endorsement includes Britannia’s Tiger cookies in addition to the innerwear company Dixcy Scott and the tablet BlackBerry Playbook. In addition, he has taken Yuvraj Singh’s place as the face of Ranbaxy’s Revital.
In addition to these companies, he also endorses Rotomac Pen and SF Sonic Batteries. Khan has now been appointed as the brand ambassador for Astral Poly Technik Ltd, the top producer of plumbing and drainage systems in the nation, as well as for the Dubai-based fashion company Splash. Khan is also the brand ambassador for the Bombay Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) campaign against open defecation in Mumbai. He has also signed on to serve as the CCTV ambassador for the security and surveillance company CP PLUS. In addition to “Bake Magic,” Khan is now Amitabh Bachchan’s second ambassador for “Emami Healthy & Tasty,” “Himani Best Choice,” and “Rasoi.”