Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has claimed the top spot as the highest tax-paying Indian celebrity for the fiscal year 2024.
After delivering massive box office hits that grossed over Rs 2,000 crore globally, SRK leads the list of top 10 highest tax-paying celebrities, according to a report by Fortune India.
The list includes big names from Bollywood, sports, and South Indian cinema.
The actor has surpassed several Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Thalapathy Vijay.
The Chennai Express actor reportedly paid a tax of Rs 92 crore this year.
Following closely behind is Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay, who ranked second with a tax payment of Rs 80 crore.
Vijay’s immense popularity and success in the South Indian film industry, coupled with lucrative endorsements, have made him a significant contributor to the nation’s revenue.
Salman Khan found himself in the third spot despite no major releases, with an amount of Rs 75 crore paid in taxes this year.
Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan is in the fourth position who paid tax of Rs 71 crore. He was recently featured in the blockbuster movie Nag Ashwin’s directorial venture called Kalki 2898AD to bolster his earnings.
Cricketer Virat Kohli ranked fifth, with a tax contribution of Rs 66 crore. Other sports stars who made the top 10 list include MS Dhoni with Rs 38 crore and Sachin Tendulkar with Rs 28 crore. Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly paid Rs 23 crore and Hardik Pandya with Rs 13 crore featured among the top 20.
Actor Akshay Kumar, who received the ‘Samman Patra’ from the Income Tax department in 2022 for being the ‘highest taxpayer’ in the country, was missing from this year’s top taxpayers list.
Among actresses, Kareena Kapoor topped the chart with Rs 20 crore, followed by Kiara and Katrina with Rs 12 crore and 11 crore, respectively.
