King Khan of Bollywood i.e. Shahrukh Khan always remains in the headlines. Last year, the actor's three back to back films 'Pathan', 'Jawaan' and 'Dunki' created a stir at the box office. Out of these three films, two were blockbusters. Now Shahrukh Khan has become the highest tax payer of Bollywood. In this matter, the King of Bollywood has left Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan defeated.
In fact, according to a report by Fortune India, Shahrukh has paid tax of Rs 92 crore for the financial year 2024. Tamil actor Vijay stood second in this list. The actor, who started his political career, paid tax of Rs 80 crore. Salman Khan's name is also included in the top 5 Indian tax payer Indian celebs. Bollywood's Bhaijaan has paid tax of Rs 75 crore. At the same time, megastar of the century Amitabh Bachchan has paid tax of Rs 71 crore. In such a situation, Shahrukh Khan has become the highest tax paying actor in the cinema world.
In the list of taxes paid by celebs for financial year 24, Apart from Shahrukh Khan and Tamil actor Vijay, Salman Khan has paid tax of Rs 75 crore, Amitabh Bachchan has paid Rs 71 crore, and Ajay Devgan has paid tax of Rs 42 crore. Ranbir Kapoor has paid tax of Rs 36 crore, Hrithik Roshan has paid Rs 28 crore, and Kapil Sharma has paid Rs 26 crore. Kareena Kapoor has paid tax of Rs 20 crore, Shahid Kapoor has paid Rs 14 crore, Kiara Advani has paid Rs 12 crore, Katrina Kaif has paid Rs 11 crore, Pankaj Tripathi has paid Rs 11 crore and Aamir Khan has paid Rs 10 crore.
Interestingly, till now Bollywood's Khiladi Kumar was the highest tax paying celeb. But this time Akshay Kumar is missing from this list. However, the actor's stars are in trouble since Covid. Apart from 'Suryavanshi' and 'OMG 2', none of his films have performed well at the box office. This year too, his films Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Sarfira and Khel Khel have proved to be disasters at the box office.