Salman Khan Beats SRK and Akshay, Becomes the Highest Taxpayer
Mumbai: After a string of 
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 eight crore for the September quarter.
Salman, 46, trumped all his peers and rivals in the tinsel town by paying 8 crore in advance tax in July-September this year as compared to 5 crore in the same period a year ago, an income tax official told PTI. Salman's romantic-action-thriller 'Ek Tha Tiger' has clocked approximately 198 crore at the box office. He has also starred in other 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 2.60 crore compared to the year ago period's 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 5 crore, the official said. Akshay Kumar, another big name in Bollywood, paid 7.5 crore advance tax in comparison to 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 3.25 crore as against 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 3 crore compared to 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 2.20 crore compared to 1.5 crore she did in the same period last year. Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who will soon be celebrating his 70th birthday, paid 5 crore against the 1.4 crore he paid last year while his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's outgo jumped to 3 crore from 1.1 crore, the official said.
Among personalities in the non-film category, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar paid an advance tax of 2 crore in comparison to 1.75 crore in the same period last year, the official added.
