Advance Tax Payment FY24: The list of top celebrity taxpayers for 2024 is out. This time Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has become the highest tax paying celeb in this list. At the same time, comedian Kapil Sharma has become the highest tax payer of TV in this list. Even Kapil Sharma has taken on Bollywood’s Mr. Perfectionist i.e. Aamir Khan and katrina kaif has also left it behind.
Let us tell you that according to Fortune India, Kapil Sharma has paid tax of Rs 26 crore in FY24. At the same time Shahrukh Khan He is at the top of this list by paying Rs 92 crore tax. ‘GOAT’ star Thalapathy Vijay has paid Rs 80 crore tax. After this, Salman Khan has paid Rs 75 crore tax. Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is at the fourth place with a tax payment of Rs 71 crore.
Once I got 500 rupees as my first salary
Let us tell you that Kapil Sharma was only 16 years old when he lost his father. He started working to support his family. He worked in a telephone booth in his hometown Amritsar where he got his first salary of Rs 500. After completing his schooling, Kapil ventured into theatre during his college days and later came to Mumbai in 2007 to participate in the Great Indian Laughter Challenge Season 3. He was the winner of the show and after that he never looked back.
Kapil Sharma is one of the richest TV stars
He started hosting his TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil in 2013. In 2016, the show moved to TV channels and was later renamed The Kapil Sharma Show. With this, he became one of the most successful and richest stars of television. He also acted in many films, however, only one of his films Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon proved to be successful at the box office.
Kapil’s net worth is Rs 300 crore
This year, Kapil quit television and his show shifted to Netflix. The Great Indian Kapil Show streamed on Netflix in weekly episodes and thus, it reached 192 countries across the world. For the recent show, Kapil reportedly charged a whopping Rs 5 crore per episode. Kapil lives a luxurious life today and his net worth is reportedly Rs 300 crore.
Kapil Sharma lives in a house worth crores in Mumbai
According to Magicbricks, Kapil Sharma lives in Andheri West area of Mumbai. Celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mika Singh and Sonu Sood also have houses in this posh area. The estimated price of Kapil’s luxurious house in Mumbai is more than Rs 15 crore. Apart from this, Kapil also has a farmhouse in Punjab, which is reportedly worth more than Rs 25 crore.
Kapil Sharma owns many luxury cars
Kapil Sharma also owns many luxury cars. His lavish car collection includes a Mercedes-Benz S 350, a Range Rover Evoque, a Volvo XC90 and a fancy vanity van.