Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan secured the top spot as the highest tax-paying Indian celebrity for the financial year 2024, contributing an impressive Rs 92 crore. The list includes notable figures from Bollywood King Khan who surpassed Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan ,Thalapathy Vijay  and Virat Kohli. 

After Shah Rukh Khan, South star Thalapathy Vijay is one the second spot. He paid a tax of Rs 80 crore this year. Dabangg actor Salman Khan is one the third spot. He paid a tax of Rs 75 crore. The superstar of the century Amitabh Bachchan paid tax of Rs 71 crore and he is number four on the list. India's star cricketer Virat Kohli is one the fifth spot. He paid a tax of Rs 66 crore. With this, he has also become the most tax-paying athlete in India in 2024. 

MS Dhoni (Rs 38 crore) and Sachin Tendulkar (Rs 28 crore) were the only other sports figures in the top 10. Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly (Rs 23 crore) and Hardik Pandya (Rs 13 crore) also made the top 20.

Bollywood stars Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor contributed Rs 42 crore and Rs 36 crore in taxes, respectively, this year. Hrithik Roshan, known for Fighter, ranked 10th with a tax payment of Rs 28 crore. Other notable contributors include comedian Kapil Sharma (Rs 26 crore) and actors Kareena Kapoor (Rs 20 crore), Shahid Kapoor (Rs 14 crore), and Katrina Kaif (Rs 11 crore).

South Indian icons Mohanlal and Allu Arjun also made the list with Rs 14 crore each. Kiara Advani (Rs 12 crore) and Pankaj Tripathi (Rs 11 crore) secured spots in the top 20, while Aamir Khan ranked 21st, paying Rs 10 crore.