Richest Actress in India: There are many actresses in the film industry who own property worth crores. The list of rich actresses of the film industry includes actresses like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra. But the property of these actresses is much less than the total property of an actress in India. These actresses are competing with the richest actress of India. The actress we are talking about here is the actress who ruled Tamil and Telugu cinema in the 60s and 70s. Even at that time, this actress was the richest.
We are talking about Tamil and Telugu cinema superstar Jayalalithaa. Jayalalithaa's net worth was many times more than any female actress of today. Her wealth includes precious jewellery and many sarees as well as a wonderful collection of shoes.
Jayalalitha was the owner of 900 crores
Aishwarya Rai is the richest actress in India today with assets worth Rs 830 crore, while Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra own assets worth Rs 500 crore. But if we talk about Jayalalithaa, she had the least assets in 1997. At that time, her assets were Rs 900 crore.
Jayalalitha is a big name in the cinema world
Jayalalithaa started her career as a child artist in 1961. She started working as a lead actress in the 60s. By 1980, Jayalalithaa had become a superstar. Jayalalithaa was very popular in Tamil cinema and Telugu films.
Jayalalitha's saree and gold collection
In 1980, she took a break from her film career and joined politics. She became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 5 times between 1991 and 2016. When Jayalalithaa's house was raided in 1997, officials found over 10,000 saris, 750 pairs of shoes, 91 km of watches and 1250 kg of silver and 28 kg of gold.