Khan says that female artistes voicing for equal pay within the movie industry should be normalised as pay parity signifies respect for ladies . Kareena, in an interview to the Guardian, said she is happy that more female actors have begun raising the unfortunate gender pay disparity in Bollywood. The actor also said that she is conscious of her worth and has no qualms in putting it across during negotiations.
“Just a couple of years ago, nobody would mention a person or woman actually getting equal pay during a movie. Now there are tons folks being very vocal about it.”
The actor was recently trolled for allegedly hiking her fees to play Sita in an upcoming reimagining of the Ramayana. The actor has indirectly skilled reports that said that she asked for Rs 12 crore for the film, which might require a extended commitment from her. “I make it quite clear what i would like and that i think that respect should tend . It’s not about being demanding, it’s about being respectful towards women. and that i think things are quite changing,” Kareena said.
Earlier, in an interview to NDTV, she was asked, “What next for Kareena Kapoor Khan? you’ve got a movie with Aamir Khan later this year, there was talk that you simply were getting ₹12 crore, you were posing for ₹12 crore, and other actresses came call at support of you, but i feel that was fake news.” Kareena had indirectly responded, shaking her head and saying, “Yeah, yeah…” Kareena had also received tons of support from other leading actresses.
Among the host of things that the actor spoke within the interview was also about breaking age-old stereotypes attached to female artistes. For years, female actors had to bid a forced goodbye to their careers after marriage. But Kareena, who married Saif Ali Khan in 2012, not only continued working but also gave a number of her career’s biggest successes and remains relevant regardless of her legal status or two pregnancies.
Kareena said despite warnings from close people, she simply followed her heart. “When I married Saif, numerous people told me that my career would be over because no producer wants to figure with a married actress. At that point , no other Bollywood actress got married then continued to figure . But I just thought: OK, well, if it does end my career, then that’s fine, that’s my destiny. I’m not getting to not marry the person who i really like .”
Kareena continued following her heart as she worked through her first and second pregnancies (she gave birth to Taimur Ali Khan in 2016 and welcomed her second child earlier this year). The actor shot for Ekta Kapoor’s Veere Di Wedding during her first pregnancy.
“Most Bollywood actors, once they get pregnant, don’t leave the house because they’re stressed about how they appear , that they’re not this glamorous diva, worried if they placed on some weight that folks will judge them. There’s still tons of these taboos. But I just wanted to have it,” she said.
Kareena Kapoor Khan now looks forward to the discharge of Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, which is meant to arrive in theatres in December.
She has also turned producer, bankrolling director Hansal Mehta’s next, which she also stars in. The film are going to be co-produced by Ekta Kapoor.