After a string of Rs. 100 crore plus grossing films capped by his latest blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger, actor Salman Khan has emerged as the highest taxpayer in Bollywood forking out Rs. 8 crore for the September quarter. Salman, 46, trumped all his peers and rivals in the tinsel town paying Rs8 crore in advance tax in July-September this year as compared to
Rs. 5 crore in the same period a year ago, an income tax official said here on Tuesday.
Salman’s romantic-action-thriller Ek Tha Tiger will do approximately 187
crore at the box office.
He has also starred in other
Rs. 100
crore films like Dabangg, Ready and Bodyguard. The film’s female lead
and Salman’s rumoured former lady love in real life, Katrina Kaif, paid
Rs. 2.6 crore compared to the year ago period’s
Rs. 1.70 crore.
Salman’s bete noire Shah Rukh Khan, who has not had any big release this year as yet, had his tax outgo flat at
Rs. 5 crore, the official said. Akshay Kumar, another big name in Bollywood, paid
Rs. 7.5 crore advance tax in comparison to
Rs. 5 crore he had paid last year during the same period, he said.
Among the other Khans, Aamir’s fortunes may have taken a hit by his
mega reality show Satyamev Jayate as reflected by his payment of
Rs. 3.25 crore as against
Rs. 4.50 crore last year.
Saif Ali Khan, whose films Agent Vinod and Cocktail had varying responses at the box office, paid a tax of Rs. three crore compared to Rs. 1.7 crore in the year ago period, the official said.
Kareena Kapoor, who is believed to be getting married to Saif soon and is looking forward to the release of the film Heroine, has paid an advance tax of Rs. 2.20 crore compared to Rs. 1.5 crore she did in the same period last year.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who will soon be celebrating his 70th birthday, paid Rs. 5 crore against the Rs. 1.4 crore he paid last year while his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s outgo jumped to Rs. three crore from Rs. 1.1 crore, the official said.
