Priyanka
Chopra
This
Desi
Girl
has
gone
on
to
make
a
name
for
herself
on
the
international
stage
in
the
past
couple
of
years,
but
the
struggle
didn't
come
easy.
Back
in
2017,
the
actress
opened
up
about
the
gender
pay
gap.
She
went
on
to
say
the
disparity
is
so
massive,
and
added,
it
would
have
gone
away
if
the
audience
begun
to
accept
a
female-led
film,
with
a
woman
on
the
poster.
If
it
could
make
$40
million
at
the
box
office,
women
will
start
getting
equal
pay.
Deepika
Padukone
Deepika
Padukone
claimed
in
an
interview,
she
had
turned
down
a
film
due
to
the
pay
gap
with
her
male
co-star.
She
said,
she
knows
where
she
stands
in
her
career
and
would
like
to
be
compensated
fairly
for
how
much
she
can
deliver
in
terms
of
performance.
"I
know
my
track
record
and
what
I'm
worth.
I
know
that
his
films
haven't
been
doing
well
as
my
films
have
been
doing.
It
made
absolutely
no
sense.
I
was
okay
to
say
no
to
that
film
based
on
that
one
thing,
as
I
thought
it
was
unfair."
Kangana
Ranaut
Kangana
Ranaut
is
known
for
not
keeping
her
thoughts
to
herself,.
She
has
now
become
one
of
the
highest-paid
actresses
in
Bollywood.
Talking
about
the
gender
pay
gap
she
revealed,
when
Queen
made
Rs
100
crore
at
the
box
office,
she
still
wasn't
sure
how
much
she
could
ask
after
that.
However,
she
believes,
her
getting
Rs
11
crore
was
a
small
step
towards
equality
in
pay.
Aditi
Rao
Hydari
Padmaavat
actress
Aditi
Rao
Hydari
has
said
that
she
doesn't
understand
why
actresses
are
paid
less
than
men.
"I
don't
really
understand
why
we
are
paid
less
than
the
male
actors
because
we
put
equal
efforts
and
the
recent
past
has
shown
that
actresses
can
deliver
a
hit
film.
We
deserve
better
pay,
equal
to
what
actors
get."
Anushka
Sharma
Apart
from
being
a
successful
actress,
Anushka
Sharma
has
also
been
working
as
a
producer
in
the
industry.
When
addressing
the
gender
pay
gap
she
added,
"If
there
is
an
actor
of
the
same
stature
as
me,
he
would
still
be
paid
more
than
me
because
he
is
a
guy.
Men
can
work
as
long
as
they
want
to,
but
women
are
only
okay
till
they
are
young
and
desirable.
If
you're
on
an
outdoor
shoot,
you
know
that
the
guy
is
going
to
get
a
better
room
than
you.
Why?"
Sonam
Kapoor
Sonam
Kapoor
talked
about
the
pay
gap
during
Karan
Johar's
chat
show,
Koffee
With
Karan.
She
claimed
it's
not
fair
and
added,
"Why
is
it
that
Bebo
(Kareena
Kapoor)
and
I
don't
get
enough
money
than
John
and
Varun.
Don't
you
think
it's
time?
Bebo
has
given
Ki
&
Ka,
and
I
have
done
Neerja.
Bebo
has
proved
herself
over
and
over
again
as
someone
who
has
had
a
brilliant
run
in
films.
I
think
it
is
about
time,
as
women,
as
actors,
as
artists
that
we
get
our
due."
Radhika
Apte
Radhika
Apte,
who
has
made
a
niche
for
herself
and
proved
her
talent
on
the
big
screen
time
and
again,
said
big-budget
filmmakers
are
still
not
ready
to
cast
Indie
actors
because
the
film
needs
to
make
a
big
profit.
"It's
not
their
fault.
If
you
have
to
make
a
100-crore
film,
you
have
to
make
a
profit
of
Rs
300
crore.
Our
society
also
has
to
be
more
accepting.
It's
a
vicious
cycle.
The
change
is
slow,
but
I'm
sure
it
will
happen
over
time."
However,
she
believes
things
are
improving,
"There
are
hierarchies
in
B-Town
regarding
many
things,
not
just
gender.
Men
also
go
through
a
lot
in
this
industry.
So,
it's
not
like
because
I'm
a
woman,
I'm
looked
upon
in
a
certain
way."
Vidya
Balan
Vidya
Balan
said
that
she
strives
to
end
the
male-female
disparity
in
Bollywood,
"We
were
always
part
of
a
male-dominated
society.
But
now,
with
films
and
TV,
there
seems
to
be
a
prominent
shift
and
perhaps
it
is
going
to
be
a
female-dominated
society."
Vidya
has
been
part
of
several
female-oriented
films
that
have
done
extremely
well
at
the
box-office,
giving
her
the
right
to
be
called
as
a
bankable
star.
She
added,
"There
is
a
huge
pay
disparity
between
males
and
females
in
Bollywood.
But
I'm
sure
with
time,
this
gap
would
reduce.
We
will
definitely
fight
to
bridge
this
gap."