Bollywood industry's actor Salman Khan had currently beaten his contemporaries, including Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan, to become the highest advance taxpayer for the financial year 2016-17. According to an income tax report collected from data of the advance tax paid by top 10 industry folk till March 2017, Khan, whose blockbuster hit Sultan had earned over Rs 500 crore worldwide, has paid tax of Rs 44.5 crore.
Inching close to this figure with an amount of Rs 29 crore as advance tax is Akshay Kumar who had enjoyed a string of hits in the past year, including Rustom and Jolly LLB 2. Hrithik Roshan came in at the third position with Rs. 25.5 crore in tax payments.
It was also stated that Filmmaker Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt
had also made their maiden appearances on the list.
The actress's Rs. 4.33 crore put her at the second spot among Bollywood's leading ladies, with Deepika Padukone, who made her Hollywood debut with xXx: Return of Xander Cage, paying Rs 10 crore in tax.
