Music is one of the foremost important and indispensable segments of the film industry . an extended list of musicians both singers and composers have earned enormous fortune and recognition.
Here is the list of top 10 richest singers and musicians in India, as per Forbes real-time top 100 celebrity supported real-time on June 17.
1. A.R.Rahman
In recent times, AR Rahman produced some famous albums like 2.0. Though a number of his music compositions and soundtracks couldn’t give him commercial success, he made tons of cash from his US and Canada tours in 2018-19. His 2019 earnings are Rs. 94.8 crores while 2020 earnings aren’t yet declared.
2. Pritam
Pritam is connected with films, TV shows, and concerts as a singer and composer. He won the simplest conductor Award given by IIFA. Recently, his songs like Ghar More Pardesiya for the movie Kalank and a few live TV shows enhanced his popularity. His earnings in 2019 are Rs. 97.78 while the 2020 earnings aren’t declared thus far.
3. Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi debuted into the film world as a musician-composer in 2008 producing music for Aamir. But his popularity soared after Dev.D. He has also composed songs for eight films. His earnings in 2019 stood at Rs. 80.73 crores and 2020 earnings aren’t yet declared.
4. Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani together became popular after they composed music for the film Jhankar Beats in 2003. The highly famed album that included the song ‘Tu AashiquiHai’ alongside the releases including Student of the Year 2 and Bharat have helped them make a fortune. Their earnings in 2019 were Rs. 76.84 crores and 2020 earnings got to be declared.
5. Ajay + Atul
Composing music for the Marathi film Sairt, Ajay Atul was the primary music director from India who recorded at Sony scoring studios in Hollywood as per Indiatimes. In 2019, their earnings were Rs. 77.91 crores while 2020 earnings are yet to be declared. The duo brothers also composed the theme song for Sony TV’s Kaun Banega Crorepati, season 11.
6. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
In 1997, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, and Loy Mendonsa came together to supply the soundtrack Dus. Together the trio has won a variety of awards. Their compositions for Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi brought them loud acclaim. They made Rs. 76.48 crores in 2019 while 2020 earnings aren’t yet declared.
7. Arijit Singh
Some of the remarkable films that Arjit Singh talked about recently were Kabir Singh, Andhadhun, Chhichhore, and Kalank. As a music composer, a number of his hits were ‘Phir Le Aaya Dil’ and ‘Tum Hi Ho’ which immediately followed his entry into the music field in 2010. His 2019 earnings were Rs. 71.95 crores while 2020 income is yet to be declared.
