Shah Rukh Khan's bodyguard paid customs duty of Rs 6.88 lakh at Mumbai airport, know why

Shah Rukh Khan was one of the guests of honour at the Sharjah Book Fair on Friday, November 11. The Pathaan star, his manager Pooja Dadlani, bodyguard Ravi Singh, and other members of his team returned from the United Arab Emirates to Mumbai in a private charter plane VTR-SG late on Friday night after attending the event.

It was earlier reported that, at the airport, the superstar and his crew were stopped for one hour by customs and he was penalised the customs duty of Rs 6.83 lakh at the airport for carrying expensive watches. However, now it has been clarified by a senior customs official that the Swades actor was neither penalised, nor was he stopped by the officials.

It was reported that, on scanning their bags, customs officials found expensive watches from international brands namely Espirit, Babun & Zurbk, and Apple in their bags. Now, the official has informed ETimes that instead of watches, several watch winders (specialised cases used for luxury watches) and one Apple watch were found in their bags. After evaluating the value of the items to be Rs 17.86 lakhs, Shah Rukh's bodyguard Ravi Singh paid a custom duty of Rs 6 lakh 88 thousand, calculated as per the customs duty of 38.5 percent.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is set to make a grand comeback to the big screen after his last theatrical release Zero turned out to be a commercial failure at the box office. His first film Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, is an action-packed entertainer whose teaser was released on SRK's birthday on November 2.

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Along with the Swades actor, the film also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the leading roles while Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia will be seen playing pivotal roles. Salman Khan will also be seen in a crucial cameo as Tiger from the Tiger spy series.