Actor Kangana Ranaut has opened up about pay parity in the film industry and in other fields. In a new interview, Kangana has revealed that she isn’t underpaid and credited ‘all the men’ for helping her through her journey. Kangana also spoke about her ‘lower points’ when she refused a lot of ‘male-centric films, Khan-led films or Kumar-led films’.
Kangana will be seen next in Dhaakad where she will play an assassin. Helmed by Razneesh Ghai, Dhaakad also stars Arjun Rampal and Divya Dutta. It will hit the theatres on May 20. The film is produced by Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd in association with Kamal Mukut, Sohel Maklai Productions and Asylum Films.
In an interview with Free Press Journal, she replied to a question on pay parity. “I am sure I am not underpaid. This makes me feel all the men have helped me through this journey. Earlier, at times, I did think, why don’t I get paid equally like the heroes at this stage of my life? But now, happily, I can say that I am not underpaid,” she said. Kangana also said that Rekha and Hema Malini have made way for the privileges that female actors ‘enjoy today as leading ladies’. She added that it is actors’ duty now to take it higher, ‘where we don’t only get the privileges of leading ladies, but the privileges of a hero on set’.
