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Im going to do that as a social experiment! but i dont think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, its the first time its happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i dont know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, im finally doing lead parts. it took a really, really long time, a lot of pavement pounding to be able to say, to be able to get rol...

Start with bollywood. whats been your experience of that? well, ive never had pay parity in bollywood. ive done 60—something movies, i think, but ive never got paid the same amount as my male co—actor. ijust about — after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didnt have pay parity, i mean, how...how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wow. thats large, substantially large. and ...

And, of course, that comes from our colonial past, it comes from, you know... its not even been 100 years that weve shed the british raj. so we still hold onto, i think, what we were made to feel subliminally, and it is up to us and our generation to be able to cut those ties and change it for the next generation so that they dont inherit the equity on light skin, they dont inherit the gender equality that we probably thought was normal. i thought it was completely normal and absolutely 0k to si...

A movie like that because im going to do that as a social experiment! but i dont think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, its the first time its happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i dont know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, im finally doing lead parts. it took a really, really long time, a lot of pavement pounding to be able to ...

As a social experiment! but i dont think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, its the first time its happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i dont know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, im finally doing lead parts. it took a really, really long time, a lot of pavement pounding to be able to say, to be able to get roles that, in a mainst...

Experience of that? well, ive never had pay parity in bollywood. ive done 60—something movies, i think, but ive never got paid the same as my male co—actor. ijust about — after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didnt have pay parity, i mean, how — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wow. thats large, substantially large. and so many girls still deal with that. and im ...

The industries that youre a part of, but lets start with bollywood. whats been your experience of that? well, ive never had pay parity in bollywood. ive done 60—something movies, i think, but ive never got paid the same amount as my male co—actor. ijust about — after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didnt have pay parity, i mean, how — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—ac...

Male co—actor as a co—lead — i mean, ill let you know when i do a movie like that because im going to do that as a social experiment! but i dont think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, its the first time its happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i dont know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, im finally doing lead parts. it took...

Youve also been very vocal about the pay gap, and lets talk about that for both the industries that youre a part of, but lets start with bollywood. whats been your experience of that? well, ive never had pay parity in bollywood. ive done 60—something movies, i think, but ive never got paid the same as my male co—actor. ijust about — after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didnt have pay parity, i mean, how — ho...

With a main co—actor as a co—lead — i mean, ill let you know when i do a movie like that because im going to do that as a social experiment! but i dont think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, its the first time its happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i dont know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, im finally doing lead parts. ...