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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 sure i will too if i worked with a male co—actor now in bollywood. so, that was my next question — has it changed at all or is it changing? its changing, but i dont think its changed. i think even if i do that now, if i worked in a movie with a main co—actor as a co—lead — i mean, ill let you know when i do a movie...

But as i grew up, i saw that im actually a lucky one, that, you know, yeah, sure, ifaced racism, people called me names or, you know, said mean things to me, but people around world get killed for it, for the colour of their skin, and i count myself as the lucky one, part of the lucky few that are able to stand up for themselves and have a voice for themselves. 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...

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 — 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 wi...

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 a really, really long time, a lot of pavem...

Equity on light skin, and of course that comes from our colonial past, it comes from, you know... its not even been 100 years that weve shared 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 a...

That was my next question — has it changed at all or is it changing? its changing, but i dont think its changed. i think even if i do that now, if i worked in a movie 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 do...

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 — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—...

And im sure i will too if i worked with a male co—actor now in bollywood. so, that was my next lesson — has it changed at all or is it changing? my next question. its changing, but i dont think its changed. i think even if i do that now, if i worked in a movie 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 hollywoo...

For it, for the colour of their skin, and i count myself as the lucky one, part of the lucky few that are able to stand up for themselves and have a voice for themselves. 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. ijus...

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 — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wo...