Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bhushan Kumar Tops Bollywood Rich List With Rs 36,300 Crore
A rich-person list says Bhushan Kumar and his family have an estimated Rs 36,300 crore.
He is ranked 87th among people on the Hurun India Rich List and is its only entertainment figure in the top 100.
Kumar leads T-Series, a company that makes and distributes music and films.
He took charge in 1997, when he was 19, after his father Gulshan Kumar was assassinated.
T-Series grew from selling music cassettes into a large entertainment company.
It also operates one of the world's most-subscribed YouTube channels.
The articles report that Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan have smaller estimated fortunes.
Those figures are estimates reported by the list, not exact amounts of cash.
Bhushan Kumar and his family are estimated to have wealth of Rs 36,300 crore on the Hurun India Rich List.
Kumar ranks 87th overall and is the only entertainment figure in India's top 100.
The articles report Shah Rukh Khan's estimated wealth at Rs 10,000 crore, Amitabh Bachchan's at Rs 4,000 crore, Salman Khan's at Rs 3,000 crore and Hrithik Roshan's at Rs 2,500 crore.
Shah Rukh Khan's estimated wealth fell by Rs 2,490 crore, while Amitabh Bachchan's rose from Rs 1,630 crore to Rs 4,000 crore.
Kumar took over T-Series in 1997, aged 19, and the company expanded into music, film production and digital distribution.
- Who
- Bhushan Kumar and his family, who lead T-Series.
- What
- They are named the wealthiest Bollywood figures on the Hurun India Rich List, with estimated wealth of Rs 36,300 crore.
- When
- The articles refer to this year's ranking; Kumar took over T-Series in 1997.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The articles link Kumar's wealth to T-Series' expansion across music, film production and digital distribution.
- Estimated wealth
- Rs 36,300 crore for Bhushan Kumar and his family
- Overall ranking
- No. 87 on the Hurun India Rich List
- Entertainment representation
- The only entertainment figure in India's top 100
- T-Series leadership
- Kumar took over in 1997, aged 19
- Shah Rukh Khan estimate
- Rs 10,000 crore; reported decline of Rs 2,490 crore
- Amitabh Bachchan estimate
- Rs 4,000 crore, compared with Rs 1,630 crore the previous year
- Other actor estimates
- Salman Khan: Rs 3,000 crore; Hrithik Roshan: Rs 2,500 crore
- T-Series activities
- Music, film production and digital distribution
