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Experience of that? well, i've never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done 60—something movies, i think, but i've 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 didn't have pay parity, i mean, how — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wow. that's large, substantially large. and so many girls still deal with that. and i'm sure i will too if i worked with a male co—actor now in bollywood. so, that was my next ques...

The industries that you're a part of, but let's start with bollywood. what's been your experience of that? well, i've never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done 60—something movies, i think, but i've 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 didn't have pay parity, i mean, how — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wow. that's large, substantially large. and so many girls still deal with that. and i'm ...

Male co—actor as a co—lead — i mean, i'll let you know when i do a movie like that because i'm going to do that as a social experiment! but i don't think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, it's the first time it's happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i don't know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, i'm 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 ...

You've also been very vocal about the pay gap, and let's talk about that for both the industries that you're a part of, but let's start with bollywood. what's been your experience of that? well, i've never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done 60—something movies, i think, but i've 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 didn't have pay parity, i mean, how — how different was it? like, i would get paid about...10% of my male co—actor. wow. that's l...

With a main co—actor as a co—lead — i mean, i'll let you know when i do a movie like that because i'm going to do that as a social experiment! but i don't think i would get the same remuneration as a male co—actor. and is hollywood any different? well, it's the first time it's happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i don't know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co—lead in hollywood — after ten years of working in hollywood, i'm finally doing lead parts. it took a really, really long time, a lot of pavement pounding to be able to say, to be able ...