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Amitabh Bachchan: 'I will follow the court's tax order'

Published Wednesday, Jan 9 2013, 15:02 GMT | By Priya Joshi | Add comment

Amitabh Bachchan has said he will follow a court order for payment of taxes.

The actor received a notice from the Supreme Court in relation to outstanding taxes for income gained from his TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati, IANS reports.

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan attends a news conference to promote his television show Kaun Banega Crorepati, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bachchan has had a successful run as the host of the show, India's version of the hit television show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."

"There are two things in life that are inevitable, death and income tax. I will follow the court's order," said Bachchan.

Speaking at the promo launch for Jolly LLB the 70-year-old star said he had never had any issues with the judiciary system.

"I have not really faced an issue with it. I remember when my name cropped up during the Bofors case in London, the only weapon I had was speaking the truth. We were on the side of truth and we won," he explained.

Bachchan was cleared of all involvement in the Bofors scandal after a Swedish whistle-blower said that the actor was falsely implicated by Indian investigators.

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