Salman Khan becomes the highest taxpayer in Bollywood

After a string of Rs 100 crore plus grossing films capped by his latest blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger', actor Salman Khan has emerged as thehighest taxpayer in Bollywood forking out Rs 8 crore for the September quarter.

Salman, 46, trumped all his peers and rivals in the tinsel town paying Rs 8 crore in advance tax in July-September this year as compared to Rs 5 crore in the same period a year ago, an income tax official told PTI.

Salman's romantic-action-thriller 'Ek Tha Tiger'has clocked approximately Rs 198 crore at the box office. He has also starred in other Rs 100 crore films like 'Dabangg', 'Ready' and 'Bodyguard'.

The film's female lead and Salman's rumoured former lady love in real life, Katrina Kaif, paid Rs 2.60 crore compared to the year ago period's Rs 1.70 crore. Salman's bete noire 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.

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, he said. Among the other Khans, Aamir's fortunes may have taken a hit by his mega reality show Satyamev Jayate as reflected by his payment of Rs 3.25 crore as against Rs 4.50 crore last year.

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 believed to be getting married to 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.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who will soon be celebrating his 70th birthday, paid Rs 5 crore against the Rs 1.4 crore he paid last year while his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's outgo jumped to Rs 3 crore from Rs 1.1 crore, the official said.

Among personalities in the non-film category, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar paid an advance tax of Rs 2 crore in comparison to Rs 1.75 crore in the same period last year, the official added.

sources from: Tha times of india 

HOT TOP SOUTH INDIAN ACTRESSES

Anjali: Model-turned-actress Anjali has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She made her acting debut with the Telugu movie Photo in 2006. After doing a few Telugu films she moved toTamil cinema, her first Tamil movie was Kattradhu Thamizh (2007). Anjali has also won the Filmfare Best Debut award for the same movie.

Ankitha: Ankitha is the cute little girl who had won hearts by saying “I Love You Rasna” on national television years ago. Now an actress, Ankitha made her acting debut in the Telugu movie Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo in 2002. The movie went on to be come a huge hit and Ankitha signed many films with the top actors.

Anushka Shetty: A graduate in Computer Applications actress Anushka Shetty is also a yoga instructor. She first appeared on the silver screen in 2005 in the movie Super. Anushka gave her first hit in 2006 with the movie Vikramarkudu, after which she got recognition in the Telugu film industry. She also starred in Astram, the Telugu remake of the Aamir Khan starrer movie Sarfarosh. Anushka made her debut in Tamil movie opposite R Madhavan in the action flick Rendu.

Asin: Asin made her acting debut in the Malayalam movie Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, but her first commercial success came after two years with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003. Asin even won a Filmfare Award for the Best Telugu Actress for the movie. The pretty actress is also famous for her role in the Tamil film Ghajini in 2005. She also worked in the Hindi remake of the same film opposite Aamir Khan and even won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.

Bhanushree Mehra: A model by profession, Bhanushree Mehra made news when she was cast as the main lead opposite Allu Arjun in Gunashekhar’s Telegu movie Varudu, which released recently. The movie failed to click with the audience, but Bhanushree did manage to get good feedback not so much for her acting, but for her glamour.

Bhavana: Winner of two Kerala State Awards, Bhavana ‘s actual name is Karthika Menon. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam movie Nammal, which won her critical acclaim. Bhavana has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films as well.

Bhoomika Chawla: A model by profession, Bhoomika made her acting debut with the Telugu movie Yuvakudu in 2000. She has acted in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bhojpuri and Punjabi movies as well. Bhoomika has had the chance of working with all the top actors down south including Chiranjeevi, Surya, Pawan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu to name a few.

Charmi: Charmi made her acting debut at the age of 13 in the Telugu movie Nee Thodu Kaavali in the year 2002. The actress has mostly done Telugu movies and has also had the oopoprtunity to work with actors like Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jr. NTR, Prabhas, Siddarth and Ravi Teja to name a few. Charmi has also starred in many women-oriented in movies like Anukokunda Oka Roju, Mantra, Manorama, Kavya’s Diary in Telugu and Laadam in Tamil.

Farah Khan: Farah is a sizzling model who is trying hard to make it big in the Telugu film industry.

Farzana: Born and brought up in Mumbai, Farzana is a professional choreographer and a model. She has done a couple of Telugu movies and is mainly considered as a glam doll.

Lara to make sequel to Chalo Dilli

If you are one of those who liked the most unlikely pairing of Lara Dutta and Viany Pathak in Chalo Dilli, then, get ready for more as the gorgeous Lara is ready with the sequel.

Speaking about the film's sequel, the ever-so-beautiful Lara said that it was very encouraging that her


first production was appreciated. In the same breath, she added that she very well knew if at all there has to be a sequel, it had to be better than the original. She also added that the script is ready and they are ready to shoot with Eros on board as producers.

Readers may recall that Chalo Dilli was Lara Dutta's first home production under the banner of Bheegi Basanti Entertainment with Mahesh Bhupathi's Big Daddy Productions and Eros International. The film starred Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak.

sources from: Tha times of india