Actor Shah Rukh Khan has reportedly paid the highest tax among all the Indian celebrities in 2024. As per Fortune India, Shah Rukh paid a tax of ₹92 crore. He is followed by Vijay who paid ₹80 crore as tax. Salman Khan gave a tax of ₹75 crore. (Also Read | When Shah Rukh Khan’s father fought Lok Sabha elections against Aamir Khan’s great grand uncle, didn’t get a single vote)
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan made a tax contribution of ₹71 crore. Cricketer Virat Kohli, who secured the fifth spot, paid ₹66 crore as tax. He was followed by Ajay Devgn, at sixth spot, who paid a tax of ₹42 crore. While MS Dhoni, in the seventh spot, paid a tax of ₹38 crore, Ranbir Kapoor, in 8th spot, made a tax payment of ₹36 crore. Both Hrithik Roshan and Sachin Tendulkar gave ₹28 crore as tax.
Several other celebrities who made it to the top 20 list of taxpayers are–Kapil Sharma ( ₹26 crore), Sourav Ganguly ( ₹23 crore), Kareena Kapoor ( ₹20 crore), Shahid Kapoor ( ₹14 crore), Hardik Pandya ( ₹13 crore), and Kiara Advani ( ₹12 crore). Both Mohanlal and Allu Arjun paid ₹14 crore as tax. Pankaj Tripathi and Katrina Kaif paid ₹11 crore tax each this year.
Aamir Khan and Rishabh Pant paid ₹10 crore tax each and got the 21st and 22nd spot on the list, respectively. Aamir was last seen in Laal Singh Chaddha (2022), a comedy-drama directed by Advait Chandan. A remake of the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the film also stars Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh.
Shah Rukh made his comeback in 2023 with three back-to-back hits–Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki. He will be next seen in Sujoy Ghosh’s King. Reportedly, his daughter Suhana Khan will also star in the movie.
Vijay’s GOAT, directed by Venkat Prabhu, hit theatres on Thursday. GOAT also features Prabhudheva, Prashanth, Mohan, Ajmal Ameer, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sneha, Laila, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Yugendran, VTV Ganesh, and Aravind Akash.
Fans will see Salman next in AR Murugadoss’s Sikandar. The film is set to release next Eid. Rashmika Mandanna will also be a part of the film.
