He
wasn't
just
role
playing
in
the
Income
tax
advertisement
coaxing
the
citizens
to
pay
their
taxes,
but
Akshay
Kumar
has
stood
true
to
his
image
and
is
the
highest
tax
payer
from
Bollywood
for
the
second
year
straight.
Akki
paid
an
advance
tax
of
Rs.
9
crore
in
March,
2010,
taking
his
total
advance
tax
payment
in
the
current
financial
year
to
Rs.
18
crore.
He
paid
Rs.
31
crore
in
2008-09,
a
period
that
saw
him
delivering
hits
after
hits.
Akshay's
big
movies
and
even
bigger
brand
endorsement
deals
are
him
helping
roll
in
the
all
the
moolah.
The
superstar
feels
that
it's
his
duty
to
give
back
to
the
society
what
he
has
received.
Precisely
why
he
is
not
only
paying
his
taxes
loyally
but
is
extending
Akshay
Kumar
as
a
brand
to
bring
awareness
about
the
necessity
of
paying
taxes.
Also
in
the
queue
of
diligent
tax
payers
is
Aamir
Khan,
with
a
tax
payment
of
Rs.
12
crore,
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan
following
him.
While
Salman
Khan
made
a
total
tax
payment
of
Rs
5.5
crore.
Moving
to
other
Bollywood
stars,
Abhishek
Bachchan
paid
an
advance
tax
of
Rs.
4.15
crore
in
March,
2010,
while
Aishwarya
Rai
paid
Rs.
2
crore.
Big
B
paid
an
advance
tax
of
Rs
2.9
crore
in
March,
2010,
taking
his
total
advance
tax
payment
in
the
year
to
Rs
4
crore.
Ranbir
Kapoor
paid
an
advance
tax
payment
of
Rs.
2.1
crore
in
March,
2010.
Next
is
queue
is
Kareena
Kapoor,
who
paid
an
advance
tax
of
Rs
1.45
crore
in
March
2010
taking
the
total
to
Rs
3.65
crore.
Saif
Ali
Khan
made
a
payment
of
Rs.
1.52
crore.
Story first published: Monday, March 29, 2010, 13:33 [IST]