Taxes paid in 2006-07 (Rs. In crores)

1. N Raheja 16.50 ($4.05 Millions)

2. Hrithik Roshan 15.10 ($3.7 Millions)

3. Shah Rukh Khan 14.00 ($4.05 Millions)

4. Zia Mody 6.75 ($1.65 Millions)

5. Akshay Kumar 6.60 ($1.62 Millions)

6. Sachin Tendular 5.75 ($1.41 Millions)

7. M H Mody 5.45 ($1.34 Millions)

8. Dr S Bhattacharya 4.35 ($1.01 Millions)

9. Nishit Desai 3.15 ($.99 Millions)

10. Kareena Kapoor 2.90 ($.71 Millions)

11. John Abraham 1.10 ($.27 Millions)

* Team India Captain M S Dhoni becoming the highest individual Income tax payer in the current fiscal(2007-08), the Bihar and Jharkhand region has registered the highest growth in Corporate tax collection in the country.

*Akshay Kumar could be one of the highest tax payers in the country this year. He has reportedly shelled out a whopping Rs 26 crore in taxes this fiscal. This is far more than Hrithik Roshan’s 15 crore and Shah Rukh Khan’s Rs 14 crore paid as taxes in fiscal 2005/06. That year, Akshay had paid a more Rs 6 crore.

In Kannada film industry: ( According to TV9 report )

*Powerstar Punith Rajkumar … 26lakhs
* Goldanstar Ganesh … 20lakhs
*Pooja Ghandi …6lakhs
*Ramya ….8lakhs