My Name is Khan

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai, April 15: The Khans (Shah Rukh and Aamir) may be proclaiming themselves as No 1 in Bollywood but when it comes to being a loyal citizen of India, Akshay Kumar tops the list. According to reports, Akshay Kumar has been confirmed as the highest tax payer in 2008-09.

A source said to a news daily, “Akshay Kumar has paid a whopping Rs 31 crore to the IT department. Akshay has declared a taxable income of something around Rs 125-150 crore to the Income Tax department.”

However, Shah Rukh is not lagging far behind. The superstar has paid Rs 30.99 crore as tax in the 2008-09 fiscal. According to statistics, the top ten Bollywood starts together have paid a whopping Rs 107 crore as taxes. The same set had paid Rs 90.90 crore in 2007-08, showing that recession has had no effect to the income of the celebrities.

The other big Khan, Aamir, stood at the third position in the league of tax payers, while Salman Khan came in fourth, having paid Rs 8.6 crore this fiscal. Surprisingly, Akshay Kumar’s father-in-law Rajesh Khanna featured among the top league of celebrity tax payers, though his mode of earning is not known. He ranks number five in the top list, paying Rs 6.87 crore.

Mrs Aishwarya Bachchan stood at No 8 while Saifeena (the couple together) have been placed at No 7 with a deposit of Rs 3.7 crore in the tax kitty. Ash’s hubby Abhishek is at No 8. Singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya surprised everyone by springing at the 9th position this year. The singer has reportedly paid Rs 3 crore as tax.

Last but not the least, Big B is at No 10 position this year and has paid Rs 1.25 crore this year.