Richa Chadha says that she gets paid equally as her male co-actors

Enough has already been said about actresses in Bollywood not getting equal pay as their male counterparts. Now, ‘Masaan’ actress Richa Chadha spoke about how Bollywood pays according to the box office success of your movie and not exactly on the basis of your gender.

Speaking to an entertainment web portal, she said, “Bollywood pays according to their box office. They don’t pay according to your experience or talent, they pay on box office success. I remember after ‘Kahaani’, Vidya (Balan) signed a film with Emraan called ‘Ghanchkkar’ and she made a big deal that she had to be paid at par with her male co-star. I think Bollywood respects box office and that’s the reality.”

She further added that she gets paid equally as her male co-actors. Said Richa, “As far as I am concerned, I have not faced any such problems. It doesn’t happen in my league, but I do understand that Deepika (Padukone) or Anushka (Sharma) might feel that they are not paid at par with their actors because they are superstars. I don’t think it happens at my level. What I get paid, is equal to my male co-stars and I am quite happy with it.”

On the work front, Richa will next be seen in ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Fukrey 2’.

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

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