Indian income tax officials on Monday that they had raided homes and offices of two of Bollywood’s most bankable female stars as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion.
Income tax department director general D.P. Gaur told AFP that the residences and offices of actresses Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif were being searched and whatever materials are procured will be recorded for further action.
Chopra, 28, is former miss World who like many Indian Models turned to acting. She has starred in a number of high profile movies, including “Fashion” “Dostana” and “Kaminey”.
She played 12 different characters in the 2009 film “what’s Your Raashee?”. Chopra also endorses a number of products, including cosmetics.
Kaif and Chopra’s apartments in Mumbai,where both live, were raided. Reports said the home of Chopra’s secretary was also raided.
One report said that income tax officials had sealed a dozen bank lockers belonging to the three, and collected a number of bank statements. Property documents and details of their investments. A formal Miss World, Chopra, 28 made her debut in Bollywood in 2002 with a film called The Hero.
Since then she has acted in nearly 30 films, and won a
number of Bollywood awards. Kaif, 26, was a leading model before she made her
debut in Bollywood with Boom, a film which failed at the box office.
Weekly news magazine India Today claimed in its latest issue
that Kaif-who did not even speak Hindi when she got her first break in
Bollywood earns 30 million rupees($670000) per film and 25 million rupees a
year for product endorsements.
She has since become a sought after actress and is one of
the busiest stars in the industry these days.
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