India, May 8 -- Since the trend of keeping box-office gross records has become the norm, actors' stardom is measured by how much their films earn at the box office. Many say that box-office draw shows a star's pull with the audience. So naturally, the more one actor's films earn, the bigger the star they are. That is true in Hollywood, where names like Robert Downey Jr, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Richard Burton have historically been the highest-grossing actors. But in India, a few stars complicate this calculation by virtue of their successful careers in the West. Their Hollywood ventures, which earn in dollars and pounds, allow them to leapfrog the biggest stars back home, including even the three Khans.

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