India, Feb. 21 -- The path to be crowned the world's highest-paid actor or actress is usually simple - be in the biggest movie of the year or be the most sought-after movie star of the time. This is how superstars like Johnny Depp, Dwayne Johnson, Robert Downey Jr, Angelina Jolie, Margot Robbie, and Nicole Kidman reigned supreme. However, in 2020, one female star managed to become the world's highest-paid actress despite not having a single film released that year. This is the story of the underdog superstar. (Also read: World's highest-paid actor earned $156 million for one project, several times more than Tom Cruise, Shah Rukh, Brad Pitt)

In 2020, Dwayne Johnson topped Forbes' list of world's highest-paid movie stars for the third time...