Bollywood’s richest family has no superstars, still richer than Bachchans, Kapoors, Khans, Chopras, once sold fruits, now worth Rs…, they are..
GH News June 04, 2025 10:06 AM

From Kapoors to Chopras the Hindi cinema has seen few prominent wealthy families that have ruled the Indian cinema and are responsible for launching stars and producing blockbuster films. Yet none of them are as rich as this family who once started as fruit vendors now amass extravagant wealth without backing of any big superstar. It is none other than the Kumars owners of T-Series the family who has surpassed net worth of Khans Bachchans and Chopras according to the Hurun Rich List.
The latest edition of Indian list from Hurun released last year and revealed Bhushan Kumars family the richest in Bollywood with net worth at $1.2 billion (over ₹10000 crore). The tag which was once claimed by the Kapoors having net worth of Rs 2000 crore is now ultimately shifted to the Kumars. The second on the place after Kumars is Yash Chopras family with combined reported net worth of Rs 8000 crore. Shah Rukh Khan Bollywoods wealthiest actor his familial net worth is Rs 7800 crore according to Forbes.
Well The Kumars journey to success started with humble earnings. Just one generation ago Gulshan Kumar father of Bhushan Kumar was a fruit vendor in Delhi. His career transformed in the 1970s when he began business of selling music cassettes. From there the family launched their own record label Super Cassettes which later developed into T-Series.
Currently Bhushan Kumar leads the family business as the chairman and managing director of T-Series. Supported by his uncle Krishan Kumar who manages the companys operations he has two sisters- Tulsi and Khushali Kumar who are involved in the entertainment sectors. While Tulsi is a well-known playback singer Khushali is an actress. His wife Divya Khosla Kumar producer and director also holds shares in the company.
The Kumars draw a bulk of income from T-Series one of Indias biggest music labels and production companies. According to Industry insiders Bhushan Kumar hold 80% of familys collective net worth. Meanwhile his sisters Tulsi and Khushali Kumar reportedly own Rs 250 crore and Rs 100 crore net worth. Well T-Series also has several other subsidiaries and an acting school in Noida.