Bollywood: Top 5 Tax payers for 2009!
Plenty of surprises in the list of the Top 5 tax payers of 2009. Read on to find out who made it and who didn’t..
5) Rajesh Khanna (7 crores) – Huge surprise, Rajesh Khanna who is no longer the superstar he once was, makes a grand entry to the elite list. Supposedly, the yesteryear actor has paid off all his arrears (unpaid – overdue) from the last few years.
4) Saif Ali Khan (8.5 crores) – Saif endorses close to 10 brands and his home production Love Aaj Kal is one of the biggest hits of 2009.
3) Salman Khan (14 crores) – At number 3 is the favorite Khan of the masses. His movies may not perform well in cities, but walk into some of the smaller towns and you’ll know just why several brands have been signing him as their brand ambassador.
2) Shahrukh Khan (31 crores) – They say he’s worth more than 2000 crores. Every brand wants a piece of him. He is the owner of one of the most loved (and hated) team in the IPL – the Kolkata Knight Riders. His last real failure (if you ignore some of his extended special appearances) was half a decade ago when Paheli tanked without a trace at the box office. At 44, this Khan shows no signs of stopping!
1) Akshay Kumar (31 crores+) – Surprise, surprise. Or is it really that big a surprise considering the eye-popping figures that he charges per film? Akshay Kumar is the highest tax-payer of 2009, despite almost all his films under performing at the box office!! He does 4 movies (sometimes more) a year, failures seem to have stopped affecting his box office power and he continues to rake in the moolah, through films, advertisments and anchoring television shows.
To name a few stars missing from the list, Aamir Khan who had 30% stakes in 3 Idiots, Hrithik Roshan who has topped the list on more than one occasion in the last few years and the Bachchans – Amitabh , Abhishek and Aishwarya. Katrina Kaif too doesn’t make it to the list.
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srk_fan: (March 13, 2010 at 6:19 am)
eraser: (March 13, 2010 at 7:14 am)
Wow… Akshay Kumar the Topper….;) if SRK s worth 2000cr wat bout akki..;)
Akki also s endorsin some brands nw.. baniyan, underwears , micromaxx mobiles, thumbs up, LG, ..;)
eraser: (March 13, 2010 at 7:16 am)
n i feel d 7cr paid by rajesh khanna was also given by akshay..;)
neeraj1301: (March 13, 2010 at 10:50 am)
Akki Rocks…back to back for 2 years…he is King Kumar…SRK will always remain second to our Khiladi The Great
ahsankhan: (March 13, 2010 at 12:19 pm)
King kumar rocks all the time,i wish him all the best for 2010, hope his all movies work this year
zahirul: (March 13, 2010 at 3:24 pm)
At last something to cheer for the SRK Fans…..Congratulations guys.
nauman: (March 13, 2010 at 4:23 pm)
akki was on top last year as well. He paid 31 cr last year as well.
sheba: (March 14, 2010 at 12:14 am)
wow salman rocks!!!!!!!
He is de best………
inshalla dis year he earns more n gives 4 charity more!!!!!!!
sheba: (March 14, 2010 at 12:15 am)
muaaaaaaaaaaah love Salman khan!!!!!!!!!
The 1 n 1ly Sexy Khan!!!!!!!!!
mystic_river: (March 14, 2010 at 2:47 am)
salman vai rocks..heard he is going to hav 1.25 cr per episode for DKD…..go ahead salman vai
srilanka012345: (March 14, 2010 at 5:12 am)
Congratulations to King Hit Kumar & VEER khan .
srilanka012345: (March 14, 2010 at 5:15 am)
VEER khan is going to have 1.5 Crores per episode for Dus Ka Dum . Congratulations to our VEER khan .
srilanka012345: (March 14, 2010 at 5:57 am)
Good news for all VEER khan fans
VEER”S DUS KA DUM coming soon
Salman Khan is all set to romance the small screen once again with Dus Ka Dum 3. And we hear the actor is getting almost double the sum he received for the first season.
According to our source, his remuneration for every episode in season one was – hold your breath – close to Rs 80 lakh. While the actor raked in a whopping Rs 1 crore per episode in season two, he’s now drawing Rs 1.5 crore per episode in season three.
Though Khan was not available for comment, his secretary Vikas Kapoor confirmed that the deal for season three has been finalised. However, Kapoor refused to give us Salman’s price tag for the season, saying, “Salman will be charging above Rs 1 crore per episode for sure. Shooting for the show will commence in June or July.”
Insiders reveal that Salman would like the show to air from mid-August to coincide with his next release Dabangg, which is expected to release early September
DUS KA DUM
DUS KA DUM
DUS KA DUM
DUS KA DUM.
ahsankhan: (March 14, 2010 at 11:17 am)
King Kumar rockssssssssss all the time, the only complete super star in bollywood after Amitab Bachan.
shan: (March 14, 2010 at 1:01 pm)
salman rocks machu man and veer of bollywood.
nano: (March 14, 2010 at 8:19 pm)
SAlman veer khan doesnt waste his money gor giving to govt
he give to all charities ,,, we all indian should be proud of great salman khan
salman khan we are with u anytime anywhere
good luck..
srilanka012345: (March 15, 2010 at 1:32 pm)
@nano, you are right dude . VEER ki jai ho .
VEER ka jalwa .
prince: (March 16, 2010 at 4:55 pm)
The weekly nett figures of MY NAME IS KHAN in India till week 5 are as follows:-
Week 1 – Rs. 48.45 crores
Week 2 – Rs. 17.06 crores
Week 3 – Rs. 5.92 crores
Week 4 – Rs. 1.65 crores
Week 5 – Rs. 42 lakhs [only weekend figures]
Total nett – Rs. 73.50 crores
The gross international figures are US$ 16.33 million, which, according to Fox, makes MY NAME IS KHAN the highest grossing Bollywood film in the overseas markets. Some of the key territories contributing are:-
* North America – US$ 3.92 million
* UK – GBP 2.55 million – highest-ever for Bollywood film
* Middle East – US$ 3.7 million – highest-ever for Bollywood film
* Australia and New Zealand – US$ 1.07 million
* Also, Pakistan, Indonesia and Singapore have cumulatively given approx. US$ 1.7 million. The break-up is as follows:- Pakistan US$ 550k, Indonesia US$ 750k, Singapore – US$ 404k [highest-ever for Bollywood film].
anupam1804: (March 18, 2010 at 3:34 am)
so clever indicine team:u didn’t quote exactly how much akki paid..jus wrote 31+.. he he he..u ll do nethn to promote akki..housefull will be another flop..
anupam1804: (March 18, 2010 at 3:37 am)
akki is not even worth 50 paisa….the golden run is over akki beta…lol!
SRK rocks.. he is the highest tax payer.. he does so many things and does it so well.. others cant even act well..
hosting shows.. talking to media.. acting.. humour.. wit.. looks.. everything srk is the king.. baadshah of Bollywood!