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Bollywood superstars who are chain smokers

Cigarette smoking is considered one of the biggest problems in the country, and most television entities display ads against it. However, it may be awkward to note that our very own Bollywood actors, who we so conveniently have called as ‘heroes’, have been indulging in the habit over the years. Let us look at some.

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Shah Rukh Khan

The Baadshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan is a cigarette addict. The superstar has even confessed in an interview that he is a chain smoker and that he just can’t let go of the addiction. His addiction has even got him into trouble a few times but he still hasn’t kicked the butt.

Ajay Devgn

This ‘Action Jackson’ has been impressive on screen but his lifestyle choices will leave many disappointed. Some Bollywood stars like Ajay have a cult-like fan following and they aren’t doing their image any favour by indulging in such habits.

Ranbir Kapoor

This chocolate boy has won millions of hearts in a short span of time with super-hit performances in movies like ‘Barfi’, ‘Ye Jawani Hai Deewani’ and ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’. Ranbir has been the poster boy for youngsters in Bollywood; however his habits have ruined his image. Ranbir is definitely not setting a great example for the crowds that follow him. Apparently, during the shooting of ‘Raajneeti’, Ranbir gave his director Prakash Jha a hell of a time, due to his constant smoke breaks.

Arjun Rampal

With a superhero body and a sculpted face, Arjun has been the dream man for many women in Bollywood. However, his smoking habits may be repulsive for many.

Sanjay Dutt

‘Munna’ has always been in the news for the wrong reasons. With his characters very close to his real life personality, it comes as no surprise that he is a chain smoker.

Houses of Bollywood actors

The grandeur of Bollywood celebrities is best expressed with their lavish houses around the city. Here we take a look at some celebrities and their houses.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan relaxing at Prateeksha

Amitabh owns three houses Jalsa, Prateeksha and Janak which are all located in the posh Juhu Scheme area of Mumbai, and are at walking distance from each other. The Bachchans initially used to stay in Jalsa, but after Abhishek Bachchan gained stardom they moved into the bigger Prateeksha. Janak is used as an office. Every Sunday, whenever Senior Bachchan is in town, he makes it a point to greet his fans outside his house, Jalsa. Fans, who know about his practice, start gathering outside the famous abode by 5 PM, so that they get to see this legendary star from as close as possible.

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh has a palatial sea facing house named ‘Mannat’ in Bandra, Mumbai. The house has six floors each catering to a different need. It has a private cinema, a library, a gym and a few rooms for photo shoots. Shah Rukh lives with his wife Gauri, two children and sister Lala Rukh Khan.

Deepika Padukone

Daughter of legendary badminton player Prakash Padukone, Deepika stays in a four bedroom spread with three parking lots in the BeauMonde Towers near the Siddivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. It is on the 26th floor and is worth INR 16 crores. This apartment has been rumoured to have been gifted by her ex boyfriend Sidharth Mallya. But if it was indeed nothing but a rumour, then Deepika, who was 25 at that time, must be the youngest achiever in B-town to buy such an expensive house!

Salman Khan

This Khan can easily afford a lavish bungalow in the heart of Mumbai; but he chooses to stay in an apartment with his family! His building, Galaxy Apartments, is a landmark and also a tourist attraction in the area, just like his contemporary, SRK’s Mannat.  This superstar lives with his parents Salim and Salma Khan, Helen, Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora and their son, Sohail Khan and his wife and son, and his sister Arpita.

John Abraham

John Abraham’s sea facing apartment is a duplex is located in Mumbai near the Arabian Sea and has a clear view of it. This house comes in the category of simple yet stunning. Each room of his apartment is finely planned and designed along with the apt furniture and accessories.

The Richest Bollywood Stars Of Today

Bollywood is known for its legendary actors, musicians, dancers and composers. This film industry has been flourishing by leaps and bounds since the 1930’s. As the Indian currency is getting stronger day by day, so is the revenue earned by this mega industry. People do not read books as much they watch films, so there is no reason why the money won’t flow into the industry. Here we take a look at some of the richest Bollywood stars of today.

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Shah Rukh Khan

This Baadshah of Bollywood even made it into the highest earners in the world. Coming second only to Jerry Seinfeld, Shah Rukh topped superstars like Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp as well. Khan earns around 35 crore rupees per movie and around 15 crore per endorsement. Shah Rukh’s net worth is around US $600 million.

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Aamir Khan

One of the top 3 most well known Khans in India, Aamir is a super high earner as well. Having made up his way to the top due to his versatility, this actor is very selective about his movies and charges a whopping 30 crores per movie and earns around 4 crore for every endorsement (mostly ones with a social cause).

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Salman Khan

One more super Khan, Salman, charges around 35 crores per movie that he stars in, plus a percentage of the profit. Besides being known for his superb physique, his enormous fan following is one more reason why producers wouldn’t mind throwing that much money for the superstar.

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Akshay Kumar

This top notch action star has been making the mega bucks since the last few years. Since he has a background in Taekwondo, Akshay performs his own stunts for his movies and charges anything between 18-30 crores per movie, while around 5 crores for his commercials.

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik has shown his tremendous potential by acting and dancing his way to superstardom. He charges around 25 crore per movie he appears and around 5 crore for endorsements!

Bollywood celebrities and expensive gifts

In an industry ruled by the rich and famous, ‘flaunting it’ is not a big deal. They say it isn’t right to put a price tag on a gift, but these gifts are so exorbitant that we couldn’t help but whisper it out loud! Let us take a look at a few expensive, glamorous and flashy gifts showered upon Bollywood celebrities and their loved ones.

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay gifted his wife Manyata a car which anyone one of us could only dream of – a Rolls-Royce worth Rs 3 crore! Talk about lavish! He also gave his director a 10 lakh rupees watch for doing a great scene in the movie ‘Zanjeer’. Wouldn’t you to stick around this guy?

Shah Rukh Khan

The Baadshah of Bollywood has always been known to be generous. In 2009, SRK gifted an Audi 6 worth Rs 60 lakh to his kids Aryan and Suhana. Generous is something, but this is whoa! Besides this, Shah Rukh has also given lavish cars to his directors and co-actors quite often.

Raj Kundra

Shilpa is one lucky girl! On Valentine’s Day in 2009, Shilpa was presented a 48 carat heart-shaped natural white diamond ring worth a fortune! Raj also gifted her an apartment on the 19th floor of The Burj Khalifa apartment in Dubai.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra was so excited to work with the legendary

Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Eklavya’ that he gifted him a Rolls-Royce worth Rs 3.5 crore.

Siddharth Roy Kapur

Hubby of Bollywood dame Vidya Balan, Siddharth Roy Kapur gifted his dearest wife a high end, luxury, sea facing apartment worth crores of rupees, in the plush Juhu area of Mumbai.

Salman Khan

How can we count out this bold hunk! Any Bollywood list and this man’s name is not going to be overlooked. When it comes to showering expensive gifts, Sallu knows how to do it! When Kareena didn’t take any payment for her item number ‘Fevicol Se’ (Dabangg 2), Salman returned the gesture with a swanky BMW. Sallu also gifted his sister, Alvira, a penthouse and a precious diamond bracelet worth a whopping Rs 1.25 crore.

Bollywood stars and their controversies

Bollywood stars have always been known to flirt with controversy. Bollywood is well-known all around the world for both good and not-so-good reasons. Let us look at the lives of some Bollywood stars and how controversies have embroidered their lives.

Salman Khan

When you have to describe Salman, a word like brash will be close on your mind. Salman first got into controversy in 1998 by hunting an endangered Chinkara, following which he was arrested, but later released on bail. But he continued to play with fire when he drove his car over a footpath where some homeless people were sleeping. This left one dead and three injured and he was charged with a hit and run case.

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is another star who swam in the danger sea once too often. Coming from a royal background, he was bound to get away with things but he faced quite a lot of trouble somehow. In the year 2012, the nawab was with his wife and friends and fell into an argument with an NRI at the Taj hotel and he allegedly brawled with the man and broke his nose. Besides this, Saif was also accused in the same Chinkara hunting case for allegedly being an accomplice of Salman in the act.

Sanjay Dutt

How can anyone forget Sanjay’s famous ‘Munnabhai’ character from the movie ‘Munnabhai M.B.B.S’! Sanjay is allegedly known to have contacts with many such ‘gundas’ like in the movie and has always been surrounded by controversies in his real life.

Shah Rukh Khan

How could we miss out on ‘King Khan’ who was found to be misbehaving with a security official while at the Wankhede stadium in 2012’s edition of IPL. He was also alleged of slapping Farah Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder at a party.

Shiney Ahuja

Shiney Ahuja may not be a very popular name in Bollywood, but found himself in the headlines with some really serious charges of raping his housemaid in the year 2009.

Preity Zinta

If you thought that the leading ladies of Bollywood would miss out, then I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Preity Zinta was the hot topic of B-town when she was alleged to be in an affair with an already married Shekhar Kapur.

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena was always known to be a bold chic. When her MMS was leaked out showing her passionately kissing her then boyfriend Shahid Kapoor, this boiled a lot of gossip.

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty made it into this list due to her racism accusation on one of the contestants in the British reality TV show ‘Big Brother’ which became a topic of discussion across India and the UK. Later, Shilpa again got into another controversy when Hollywood star Richard Gere openly kissed the actress.