Mumbai:
Bollywood beauty Priyanka Choprawhose premises were searched by the Income Tax department hadonly last year starred in a short promotional film aimed tospread the message of tax compliance.
Chopra along with Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar hadfeatured in a 20-minute-long documentary by the I-T departmentwhich was unveiled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee onJuly 24 in New Delhi to mark the first ever 'Income Tax Day'.
The actors in the film had appealed to the public topay their taxes diligently and honestly.
In an interesting twist of fate, I-T sleuths swoopedupon Chopra's apartment in suburban Versova while theresidence of her father, Ashok Chopra, in suburbanLokhandwala, was also raided besides the premises of theactor's secretary Chand Mishra.
The searches were conducted yesterday morning asthe department suspected tax evasion on brand endorsements,offshore assignments and private appearances by the actor whohas starred in films like Dostana, Anjaana Ajaani,Kaminey.
I-T officers are now checking her income received fromadvertisements, foreign assignments and guest appearances.
"The I-T department had approached the actorsincluding Chopra for the documentary as they are consideredyouth icons and Aamir (Khan) and Akshay (Kumar) were amongstthe top tax payers in the film industry," a senior I-T officersaid.
But, when it comes to professional duties, thedepartment will conduct inquiries against anyone and everyone,the officer added.
Another actor Katrina Kaif was also covered inyesterday's searches.
Chopra along with Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar hadfeatured in a 20-minute-long documentary by the I-T departmentwhich was unveiled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee onJuly 24 in New Delhi to mark the first ever 'Income Tax Day'.
The actors in the film had appealed to the public topay their taxes diligently and honestly.
In an interesting twist of fate, I-T sleuths swoopedupon Chopra's apartment in suburban Versova while theresidence of her father, Ashok Chopra, in suburbanLokhandwala, was also raided besides the premises of theactor's secretary Chand Mishra.
The searches were conducted yesterday morning asthe department suspected tax evasion on brand endorsements,offshore assignments and private appearances by the actor whohas starred in films like Dostana, Anjaana Ajaani,Kaminey.
I-T officers are now checking her income received fromadvertisements, foreign assignments and guest appearances.
"The I-T department had approached the actorsincluding Chopra for the documentary as they are consideredyouth icons and Aamir (Khan) and Akshay (Kumar) were amongstthe top tax payers in the film industry," a senior I-T officersaid.
But, when it comes to professional duties, thedepartment will conduct inquiries against anyone and everyone,the officer added.
Another actor Katrina Kaif was also covered inyesterday's searches.
