SRK, Vijay, Amitabh among top taxpayers

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan topped the list of celebrity taxpayers with advance tax payment of Rs92 crore in 2023-24, followed by Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay at a distant second, according to a list compiled by Fortune India Magazine.

Fortune India’s ‘The Star Cast’ list is based on advance tax payments by celebrities and places film star Salman Khan in the third position and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan in fourth place. Virat Kohli paid Rs66 crore in advance tax in 2023-24 fiscal -- making him the highest taxpayer among cricketers in the country.

“Shah Rukh Khan tops the list of celebrity taxpayers in FY24, while ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay moves ahead of the likes of Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virat Kohli to emerge second (Advance Tax payment, FY24),” Fortune India said.

According to Fortune India, ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay paid an advance tax of Rs80 crore, followed by Salman Khan (Rs75 crore), and Amitabh Bachchan (Rs71 crore).