Akshay Kumar consolidated his status as Numero Uno in Bollywood by becoming the highest taxpayer from Bollywood.

Paying about Rs 19 crore, Akshay outscored even Shah Rukh Khan who paid Rs 15 crore.

In the celebrity list others included Hrithik Roshan who remains at No.3 with a payment of Rs 8 crore, followed by Aamir Khan who doled out Rs 7 crore.

Last year a ranking of top taxpayers on the basis of advance tax collections up to December 2007, suggests that none of the industrialists in the country are among the top-20 list though Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan (8th) and UP chief minister Ms Mayawati (19th) have figured on the list.

Akshay is referred to as the current Box Office king, following a series of hit films including Namastey London, Heyy Babyy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Welcome and the most recent- Singh is Kinng.

Singh is Kinng had a record opening in India and overseas. The film was one of the highest grossers in 2008.

Meanwhile, audiences in India and abroad are looking forward to Akshay’s forthcoming release Chandni Chowk To China opposite Deepika Padukone.