Salman Khan tops Bollywood tax payers list

After a string of Rs 100 crore grossing films including "Dabangg", "Ready", "Bodyguard" and "Ek Tha Tiger", actor Salman Khan has emerged as the highest taxpayer from the tinsel town for the September quarter.

Salman, 46, trumped all his peers and rivals from Bollywood by paying Rs 8 crore in advance tax as compared to the Rs 5 crore in the same period a year ago, an income tax official said.

Salman was last seen in romantic-action-thriller "Ek Tha Tiger", which has clocked approximately Rs 198 crore at the box office.

The film's female lead, Katrina Kaif, paid Rs 2.60 crore compared to the year ago period's Rs 1.70 crore.

Shah Rukh Khan, who has not had any big release this year as yet, had his tax outgo flat at Rs 5 crore, the official said.

Among the other Khans, Aamir's fortunes seem to have been hurt by his mega reality show "Satyamev Jayate" , as he paid only Rs 3.25 crore this September versus last year's Rs 4.50 crore.

Saif Ali Khan, whose films "Agent Vinod" and "Cocktail" had varying responses at the box office, paid a tax of Rs 3 crore compared to Rs 1.7 crore in the year ago period, the official said.

Kareena Kapoor, who is rumoured to be marrying Saif soon, and is looking forward to the release of the film "Heroine" has paid an advance tax of Rs 2.20 crore compared to Rs 1.5 crore she did in the same period last year.

Akshay Kumar, another big name in Bollywood, paid Rs 7.5 crore advance tax in comparison to Rs 5 crore he had paid last year during the same period.