Meet India's richest child actor, worth Rs 10 crore at 17, a star kid; her pan-India hit earned over Rs 800 crore

That a 17-year-old can be as popular and as rich as some of the top film stars is perhaps unthinkable. But one child actor has achieved this impossible. This star kid from Tamil Nadu has worked in hits in both Tamil and Hindi cinema over the years. Her success has made her the richest child actor in India currently, a tag that she will soon forfeit when she turns 18.

India’s richest child actor is...

Sara Arjun holds the record for being the richest child actor in India with a reported net worth of Rs 10 crore, as of 2023. The actress, who was born in 2006, started her career at the age of 5 with Hindi film 404 and Tamil film Deiva Thirumagal. In the latter, her portrayal of Vikram’s daughter was well received. The young actress continued to act in big budget films with superstars, doing Salman Khan’s Jai Ho, Emraan Hashmi’s Ek Thi Daayan, Aishwarya Rai’s Jazbaa. She was particularly praised for her lead role in Saivam, where she starred with Nassar.

Sara Arjun’s family and lineage

Sara Arjun is the daughter of veteran actor Raj Arjun, who has been a known name and face in the Telugu and Hindi film industry for two decades. After making his debut with Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday, he worked in films like Rowdy Rathore, Raees, Secret Superstar, Dear Comrade, and Thalaivii.

Sara Arjun’s biggest hit and future projects

In 2021, Sara got her biggest break when she played a young Nandini (the role played by Aishwarya Rai) in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan. She had a cameo in part 1 but a larger, more fleshed-out appearance in part 2. Together, the two-part film earned over Rs 800 crore at the box office and gave Sara a greater recognition across India. The actress is now rumoured to be graduating to grown up roles and is speculated to star in a project with Thalapathy Vijay as the second lead soon. However, this has not been confirmed yet.