We lost many stars this year breaking millions of hearts. One of them was the Bollywood’s first female superstar, Sridevi was found dead in the bathroom of a hotel in Dubai due to a cardiac arrest in February 2018. The yesteryear actress started her career at 4, appearing in several Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films and shared screen space with many superheroes.
Another big blow was Dr.Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s death on 7th August. He was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades and indeed a long-standing leader of the Dravidian Movement. He retired from active politics in December 2017 and underwent medications for his breathing difficulties.
Big win for the Indian sportswomen
These three women have proved that sports are not just for men and after all why should boys have all the fun?
Mithali Raj, Indian women’s cricket team captain, became the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20I, during India’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup tournament held in June this year.
Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to clinch a gold medal in a global event, at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup held in Turkey in July.
Hima Das is the first Indian athlete to win gold in IAAF U20 World Championships in Tampere, Finland this July. Das crossed the finish line in 51.46 seconds.
The Forbes India including many women’s names!
Although Bollywood’s top actors make it to this coveted Forbes list every year, this time is special as we have South Indian actress Nayanthara enter it for the first time! She is the only South Indian actress to enter the list with an earning of Rs 15.17 crore. She has occupied the 69th spot and is said to be two spots ahead of Kamal Haasan. The highest-earning woman celebrity in India is Deepika Padukone, who has made Rs 112.8 crore. She made it to the top five and has overtaken her husband Ranveer Singh, who is in the eighth place with Rs 84.67 crore in 2018.
Meanwhile, Badminton player PV Sindhu stands at 20. She has created a record for being the youngest celebrity from the south to make it to Top 20. Incidentally, the Badminton player made her debut in the coveted Forbes list of Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018 in August. The 23-year-old was ranked 7, with earnings of $8.5 million.
About 18 women celebrities including Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Badminton player Saina Nehwal and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also found positions in the top 100 list. Newly-wed Priyanka Chopra slipped down from her seventh position to 49th rank with Rs 18 crore as earnings in 2018. Forbes India Celebrity 100 List rankings are based on estimates of entertainment-related earnings of celebrities each year.