Katrina Kaif calls pay disparity in Bollywood a ‘really tricky topic’, says, ‘It would be incredible to see a little more equality’

Katrina Kaif is one of the talented actresses in Bollywood. She made her film debut with Boom in 2003, and then there was no looking back for her. Over the years, Katrina has delivered numerous hits and shared screen space with many Bollywood biggies. The actress is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming movie Merry Christmas, directed by Sriram Raghavan. In a recent interview, Katrina Kaif got candid as she opened up about the gender pay gap in the Indian film industry. The actress called pay parity in Bollywood a ‘really tricky topic’.

Katrina talks about pay gap in Bollywood

In an interview with Film Companion, Katrina was asked whether she thinks the Indian film industry is in any way closer to pay parity for men and women now, than it was years ago. Katrina said, “No. That’s the only simple answer to that. In a word. And I think that’s a really really tricky topic. Because I have heard it being said that ‘look at the top 10 openings of male-led films, and look at the top 10 openings of just female led-films’. And more often that not, there’s a big disparity in the numbers.”

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Katrina added that she has heard this being said by an actor that if there’s a big disparity in box office numbers, then why should actresses get paid the same? She went on to add, “This is a tricky debate. I mean, who is to decide which ingredient is the most important to make a dish? A film is a combination of many ingredients. I personally think it would be incredible to see a little more equality.”

Katrina was last seen in Tiger 3, co-starring Salman Khan and Emraan Hashmi. The Maneesh Sharma directorial did well at the box office. In Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas, Katrina will be seen sharing screen space with Vijay Sethupathi. Merry Christmas will release in the theatres on January 12, 2024.

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Katrina also has Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa with Alia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. For the uninitiated, Jee Le Zaraa is yet to go on floors.

Also Read: Katrina Kaif reveals she had to google Vijay Sethupathi’s name after he was cast in Merry Christmas!

Mamta Naik

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