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Entertainment: In a box office-driven industry where stardom is defined by numbers, Deepika Padukone has shattered records and is the highest grossing actor in Indian cinema. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan have all individually crossed ₹7,000 crore worldwide, but Deepika has left them all behind with an astonishing ₹10,200 crore.
Deepika Padukone's total box office collection also comes to ₹8,000 crore from her Indian films and ₹2,200 crore from her Hollywood debut, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. It is only blockbusters like Padmaavat, Pathaan, and Jawan which have catapulted her to the elite league and indeed beyond what even the biggest male superstars of Bollywood command.
Deepika Padukone, on the other hand, cemented her top position with an outstanding performance in the last two years. Five major releases that include Pathaan, Jawan, Kalki 2898 AD, Fighter, and Singham Again took her box office tally to more than ₹4,000 crores. Both Pathaan and Jawan are also among the highest-grossing films ever in Bollywood with over ₹1,000 crore each.
Deepika's numbers place her far ahead of her female peers. Priyanka Chopra stands at ₹6,000 crore, while Katrina Kaif has amassed ₹5,500 crore. Even Bollywood's male heavyweights now trail her, with Shah Rukh Khan at ₹9,000 crore, Akshay Kumar at ₹8,300 crore, Salman Khan at ₹7,500 crore, and Aamir Khan at ₹7,200 crore.
Many of her hits share billing with a male co-star, but Deepika has made a solo impact, for example, in Padmaavat. Consistently taking performances to box office levels to break all previous records is something Deepika Padukone does not lack.
Deepika’s reign isn’t slowing down. With reports of her starring in Kalki 2 and Brahmastra 2, both expected to be major earners, she has the potential to further extend her lead.
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