Highest Tax Payers in Bollywood 2015 – 2016

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has topped the list of highest taxpayers in Bollywood. The ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ star has paid Rs 20 crore as advance tax for the current fiscal.

The second actor in the list is Akshay Kumar, who has a paid 16 crore as advance tax. Akshay is followed by Ranbir Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Akshay had four major releases in 2015, which included films like Baby, Gabbar Is Back, Brothers and Singh Is Bling. Ranbir was seen in three commercial failures; Roy, Bombay Velvet and Tamasha. While Shah Rukh Khan was seen in one film Dilwale, which collected nearly Rs 400 crore worldwide.

Salman Khan delivered two of the year’s biggest grossers in Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, the combined worldwide collections of the two films crossed the 1000 crore mark.

Highest Tax Payers in Bollywood 2015 – 2016 (first 10 months of the current financial year)

  • Salman Khan – 20 crore
  • Akshay Kumar – 16 crore
  • Ranbir Kapoor – 15 crore
  • Shah Rukh Khan – 14 crore
  • Amitabh Bachchan – 8.75 crore

Source: Income Tax Department and Indian Express

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