Stars who earn crores from acting, then make a career of others with this money

Dulkar Salman is an excellent example of this change. He has continuously experimented in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. As a producer, he also made a hit film like Loca Chapter: 1 Chandra, in which Kalyani Priyadarshan was in the lead role. The film made it to the top five Malayalam films of 2025. He has also produced films like Aadi, Pujhu and Maniyai Ashokan.

Telugu star Nani is also in this list. He started the hit franchise and the interesting thing was that he himself was not in the lead in the first two parts. In the Hit The First case, World Sen and Hit: In the second case, Adi Shesha got a chance. Nani himself appeared in the third part and started a new production house for that. Their thinking is clear, they not just make films for themselves, but rely on new talent and strong content.

John Abraham started this trend long ago. In 2012, his film Vicky Donor not only made Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam as stars, but also spoke openly on the topic like sperm donation. The film was a box office hit and proved John a courageous producer. After this, he also produced films like Sardar Ka Grandson and Tara Verses Bilal.

Kamal Haasan has always been a producer to pursue cinema. He not only made his films but also worked on new artists and stories. Recently he made a big film like Amarran, which stars Shivkartikeyan in the lead role. Even before this, he produced films like Nala Damayanthi (R. Madhavan) and Magalir Mattum (Revathi).

Aamir Khan has always used his production house for experimental and different films. He worked himself in Lagaan and Taare Zameen, but he launched his nephew Imran Khan from Jaane Tu or Jaane Na and also gave a Cult film like Deli Bailey. The stars have been given by his production house on the ground.

Salman Khan is called the “Godfather” of Bollywood. His production house Salman Khan film has launched many new faces. Suraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty were launched from Hiro 2015, while Zaheer Iqbal and Pranutan Bahl got a break from Notebook 2019. Even though these films have not been a big hit, Salman’s efforts have always been to give new faces a chance.

Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment is a strong name of Bollywood today. However, in most theater releases, Shah Rukh himself has played the lead role, from Main Hoon to Jawan. But he has supported different projects on OTT platforms, such as Alia Bhatt’s Darlings, Bobby Deol’s Class of ’83 and Betal. From this he showed that they understand the demand of changing times and digital audiences.