Shah Rukh Khan on pay disparity: A male actor and a female actor should get the same fees

Bollywood is a male-dominated industry and no one can deny that fact. Actresses are signed just to add glamour to the film while everything is pegged on actors. Naturally, there’s a huge gender pay gap prevalent in this industry, where actors walk away with a fat paycheck while it’s not the same when it comes to their female counterparts.

Not many actors have come forward and spoken openly about the pay disparity. However superstar Shah Rukh Khan finally expressed his views on the same in a recent interview with Economic Times. When asked if the actresses are being paid their dues in the Hindi film industry, King Khan said, “It’s a male-dominated industry. You can’t shirk it away or ignore it. I would love it to be different. There should be no disparity. A male actor and a female actor should get the same fees — why is it different, I don’t know. But I would also add that no actor — male or female — should over-estimate their performance. No individual — be it director or actor — should burden the film’s expense by charging an amount that goes beyond the performance of the film’s opening weekend.”

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Pooja Sharma

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