Music is an integral part of the Indian film industry and it not only plays an important role in making a movie hit on the box-office but it has also become a great earning source for the makers as well. We have been fortunate enough to have some great playback singers such as Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar, etc and even today there are some really good singers in our film industry who have the ability to mesmerize people with their melodious voice and their dynamic performances.

The working conditions for the singers in the film industry are quite better nowadays and they also earn pretty well. Today we are going to tell you about the top 10 richest singers of Indian film industry and their net worth:

10. Neeti Mohan

Neeti Mohan made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with Ishq wala love of Student of the Year and since then she has sung many songs and has judged the singing reality shows as well. Neeti mainly sings in Hindi language but she also sings in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, English, Bengali and Punjabi. Neeti charges Rs.5-6 lakh per song recording and her net worth is around Rs. 15 crores as of now.

9. Neha Kakkar

Neha Kakkar is one of the most famous singers of the present times, she is not only involved in playback singing but she also sings in music albums and some of her party songs are regularly played in parties, weddings, etc. She is also judging a singing reality show in which she participated as a contestant in her younger days. Neha charges Rs.8-10 lakh per song recording and her net worth as of now is Rs. 33 crores.

8. Badshah

The rapper-singer Baadshah is one of the busiest artists of the present times as he not only does playback singing but also features in many music albums as well. Baadshah charges around Rs. 18 lakh per song recording and has a net worth of around Rs. 40 crores.

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7. Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh who is known as the King of the playback singing usually sings in Hindi and Bengali languages but has also sung songs in regional languages as well. He has given many hit songs in his career and charges Rs. 20 lakh per song recording and as per an estimate his net worth is Rs. 50 crore.

6. Mohit Chauhan

Mohit Chauhan used to be a part of the Silk Route Band until it was discontinued in 2008 and has sung many hit songs for which he has also received many awards and recognitions. Mohit Chauhan charges Rs. 10 lakh per song recording and has a net worth of Rs. 52 crore approx.

5. Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam, the singer whose melodious voice can make anyone go crazy may not be very active nowadays but there was time when he used to rule the music industry. Sonu Nigam has also sang songs in regional languages and is said to charge around Rs. 15 lakh for a song and is net worth is around Rs. 60 crores.

4. Sunidhi Chauhan

One of the most famous female playback singers, Sunidhi Chauhan started her singing career at an early age and has given many hit songs in her career. She charges Rs. 15 lakh per song recording and her estimated worth is around Rs. 65 crores.

3. Mika Singh

Mika Singh is a pretty famous singer and a performer and has given many hit songs. Mika Singh also does shows and has released many solo albums. He is younger brother of famous singer Daler Mehndi and charges Rs. 25 lakh per song recording and has an estimated net worth of Rs. 95 crore.

2. Yo Yo Honey Singh

The famous rapper, music composer, actor YoYo Honey Singh is one of the most popular singers of the Indian music industry. He has made headlines not just for his music but also because of some controversies. Honey Singh charges Rs. 30 lakh per song recording and is said have net worth of Rs. 180 crore approx.

1. Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal has sang many super hit songs in various languages in her career and has also released quite a good number of music albums. Shreya is said to charge Rs. 30 lakh per song recording and her net worth is around Rs. 185 crores.

Singing is quite a lucrative career, what do you say?