India, Aug. 15 -- For a decade, even as box office success eluded Abhay Deol, the actor carved a niche for himself as the 'thinking man's star'. With carefully curated films and impeccable performances, Abhay became a favourite lead actor in the parallel genre of cinema. Eventually, box office success came his way, too, with gems like Dev D and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. But still, he was always the 'third Deol brother'. His cousins - Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol - had seen more success as leading men, giving blockbusters on their own in their heydays.

Yet, over time, Abhay was able to set himself apart in one manner - business investments. The actor has now amassed a fortune that is in hundreds of crores, reportedly making him the richest D...