Pooja Hegde: Women Need Equal Pay, They Are Making Rs 100 Crores At The Box Office Too
Women-driven films raking in the money at the box-office has become a trend, says Pooja Hegde, hoping that heroines would now start getting paid as much as their male counterparts.
Women-driven
Bollywood
films
raking
in
the
money
at
the
box-office
has
become
a
trend,
says
actor
Pooja
Hegde,
hoping
that
heroines
would
now
start
getting
paid
as
much
as
their
male
counterparts.
The
Mohenjo
Daro
and
Housefull
4
actor
says
it's
very
sad
to
see
the
way
the
industry
operates
in
a
way
that
women
are
putting
in
equal
amount
of
effort
as
the
men,
but
do
get
paid
less.
When
pay
disparity
issue
was
used
to
be
raised,
the
argument
was
that
the
men
are
bringing
the
audience
in
and
they
are
making
the
money
for
the
producers,
according
to
her.
"But
now,
if
you
look
at
the
trend
that's
going
on
female-driven
films
are
doing
very
well," Pooja
told
PTI,
citing
Raazi
and
Veere
di
wedding
as
examples.
"They
(female-driven
films)
are
all
doing
really
well.
So,
I
am
hoping
that
now
that
the
women
are
also
pulling
in
hundred
crore
films...I
think
they
are
going
to
get
paid
as
much
as
the
men.
But
we
need
more
female
producers
also
to
help
us
out
here...something
that
has
to
be
collective
effort
(to
achieve
wage
parity),"
she
said.
Producers
have
now
realised
that
women-driven
films
are
making
money.
"2018
definitely
belonged
to
women,
and
I
am
hoping
2019
will
also
be
the
same.
People
are
making
female-oriented
films,"
she
said.
Pooja,
said
it
was
a
great
experience
shooting
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
for
Housefull
4.
"They
are
so
good
at
comedy.
To
learn
from
them
was
the
best
thing
and
I
was
like
a
baby
on
the
set
like
a
newcomer
because
I
have
not
done
this
before,
it
was
great.
It
was
a
good
experience,
so
fit,
inspiring
to
see
comic
timing
of
it,
that's
something
I
am
learning
from
him.
He
(Akshay
Kumar)
is
always
fun
on
sets," she
said.
Pooja
also
revealed
that
she
has
bagged
a
Bollywood
film,
but
it
is
yet
to
be
announced
by
producers.
She
said
shooting
for
Telugu
movie
Maharshi
with
Mahesh
Babu
is
almost
getting
done,
and
it
should
be
ready
for
release
in
April.
2018
has
been
a
busy
year
for
her.
"I
love
being
single
right
now.
It's
been
a
crazy
year,
no
time
for
anything,
not
even
family.
It's
year
of
my
career,
I
would
say.
And
I
am
hoping
that
this
year
would
be
equally
crazy," Pooja
said.
"God
is
my
godfather.
It
gets
harder
and
tougher
I
would
say
to
breakthrough
(without
godfather)
but
I
think
if
you
are
talented,
work
hard
and
with
a
little
bit
luck,
you
can
reach
further," the
actress
said.
Pooja
said
her
burning
ambition
is
do
great
films
and
challenging
roles.
"I
am
learning
how
to
play
the
guitar.
By
the
end
of
the
year,
I
really
want
to
be
good
at
playing
the
guitar,
a
good
guitar
player,"
she
added.