Not
so
long
ago,
actress
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
was
all
over
the
headlines
when
reports
of
her
asking
for
Rs
12
crore
to
play
Sita
surfaced
on
the
internet.
It
was
reported
that
Kareena
hiked
her
fee
from
Rs
6-8
crore
to
Rs
12
crore
to
play
Sita
in
a
film.
Kareena
was
not
only
brutally
criticised
by
the
netizens
for
hiking
her
remuneration
to
play
Sita,
but
some
netizens
also
warned
the
makers
of
the
film
to
boycott
the
film
if
they
cast
Kareena
as
Sita.
While
the
controversy
has
come
to
rest,
Taapsee
shared
her
thoughts
on
the
same
and
defended
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan.
Taapsee
who
has
called
out
gender
pay
disparity
in
the
past,
said
that
had
any
male
actor
hiked
his
fee
to
play
a
mythological
character,
no
one
would
have
said
a
word,
but
when
an
actress
demands
a
high
remuneration,
everyone
starts
expressing
their
concern.
In
an
interview
with
Bollywood
Bubble,
Taapsee
said,
"If
it
would
have
been
a
man
in
that
position,
who
would
have
asked
for
a
particular
amount,
it
would
have
been
looked
upon
like,
'iski
market
badh
gayi
hai
(his
worth
has
improved)'.
Like
that
guy
has
really
achieved
big
success
in
life.
But
because
a
woman
is
asking
for
it,
she's
called
'difficult',
'too
demanding'.
It's
always
like
that."
She
went
on
to
add
that
one
will
always
read
about
the
issue
of
hiked
salary
only
with
women,
but
never
with
men.
"She
is
one
of
the
biggest
female
superstars
we
have
in
the
country.
If
she
commands
a
certain
salary
for
her
time,
it's
her
job.
Do
you
think
any
other
mythological
characters
that
are
played
by
men,
do
you
think
they
do
it
for
free?
I
don't
think
so,"
said
Taapsee
while
defending
Kareena.
Don't
you
think
Taapsee
has
a
strong
point?
Tell
us
in
the
comments
section
below.