Entertainment News Desk – In the 90s, Bollywood was ruled by actresses like Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Some of these actresses are such that their status is still intact. Many have disappeared from the screen. Talking about today’s times, actresses like Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif are ruling the industry. At present, she is among the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. But, do you know the name of Bollywood’s richest actress? Today is the birthday of Bollywood’s richest actress and you will be surprised to know that this Bollywood beauty is no longer very active on the big screen, but still no one is even close to this beauty in terms of net worth.
Who is the richest actress of Bollywood?
The one we are talking about is birthday girl Juhi Chawla. Yes, Juhi Chawla is the richest actress of India. According to Hurun Rich List 2024, among the richest Indian actresses, Juhi Chawla has a net worth of ₹4600 crore ($580 million), which is more than any other Bollywood beauty. The shocking thing is that in the list of richest actors, Juhi is behind only her close friend and the king of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh secured the first position in this list and the rest of the contemporary or junior actors are nowhere near Juhi Chawla and Shahrukh Khan.
Juhi’s sources of income
Talking about Juhi Chawla’s source of income, she earns from cinema, but partially. Even though she was one of the top actresses of the 90s, she is not very active on the big screen anymore. He was last seen in ‘The Railway Man’ in 2023 and his last hit film was in 2009, titled ‘Luck By Chance’. A large part of his wealth is from his business investments. Juhi has a stake in Red Chillies Group. Apart from this, Juhi is also the owner of a cricket team with Shahrukh. The actress also owns many real estate properties. She has also jointly invested in many other businesses with her businessman husband Jai Mehta.
Juhi Chawla’s film career
Talking about Juhi Chawla’s film career, she worked with all the top stars of her time in the 90s. Shared the screen with everyone from Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan to Shahrukh Khan. He started his acting career with the film ‘Sultanat’. But, he got recognition from ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’, after which he worked in many big hit films. In his film career, he worked in films like Andaz, Saajan Ka Ghar, Andaz Apna-Apna, Awara, Ishq, Swarg, Bol Radha Bol, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Pehla Nasha, Yes Boss, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi, Duplicate.
Juhi Chawla’s personal life
Talking about Juhi Chawla’s love life, she is married to businessman Jai Mehta. When Juhi met Jai for the first time, his first wife Sujata Birla had died. Sujata Birla died in a plane crash. In 1992, Juhi was shooting for the film ‘Karobaar’, when Rakesh Roshan introduced Jai to Juhi during the shooting. After this, a series of meetings started between the two. The closeness between the two increased and both came closer to each other. When both of them thought about marriage, Juhi’s mother died in a car accident and she was devastated. She was not able to decide about marriage, in such a situation Jai supported her completely. Then in 1995, Jai and Juhi got married, giving birth to two children, daughter Jhanvi and son Arjun.
