The top twenty star list has not seen much change for the first quarter list with only Ajay Devgn going up a few places due to the initial and run of Total Dhamaal followed by a fair De De Pyaar De. There is not a challenge in sight for the leading star Salman Khan. You expect one of the younger guys to make a push but its just not happenning at the moment. Either the openings are not quite there or then the films dont work and then there is no consolidation when you have a big one with long gaps between films.

There are younger actors coming through and a few of the places outside top ten are by default as the newer actors have given hits but no initials and and the next few films will tell where they stand. If you are unable to get an initial it can be pack up any time though you can get leverage of a star from the media if the film works but it does not last.

The importance of younger stars is huge to the industry as it is star driven and will be for sometime to come. There can be talk that the Hollywood route where technology is above stars can work here if there were no budget constraints but it makes no difference as you still need a big star face to take a big risk in India. The success of Bahubali - The Conclusion makes a case for a face is not needed but that film also did not need the Hindi business for recovery, it had star director for its own markets which was enough, the Hindi business came as a huge bonus.

The third quarter 2018 update can be seen here.   The fourth quarter 2018 update can be seen here.

The first quarter 2019 update can be see here.

The below positions are not based on just box office numbers butt takes everything into account and reflects that scenario. The positions of the last quarter are in brackets. The next update will be in Aug / Sep 2019.

1. Salman Khan (1)

2. Aamir Khan (2)

3. Shahrukh Khan (3)

4. Akshay Kumar (4)

5. Ranbir Kapoor (5)

6. Hrithik Roshan (6)

7. Ranveer Singh (7)

8. Ajay Devgn (10)

9. Tiger Shroff (7)

10. Varun Dhawan (8)

11. Alia Bhatt (11)

12. Deepika Padukone (12)

13. Kareena Kapoor (13)

14. John Abraham (14)

15. Katrina Kaif (15)

16. Kangana Ranaut (16)

17. Shahid Kapoor (17)

18. Arjun Kapoor (18)

19. Anushka Sharma (19)

20. Shraddha Kapoor (20)