After Priyanka Chopra, Rakul Preet Singh speaks out about pay disparity; says, ‘Payment shouldn’t be based on gender’
On her recent visit to India, Priyanka Chopra raked up the issue of pay disparity for actresses in the movie business. The actress revealed that only now, after being in the industry for 22 years, is she getting paid equal to her male counterparts and that is for her latest web show Citadel. She went on to state that when she was actively working in India, she couldn’t have asked for equal pay. She only asked for a little bit more than what she was being paid, but even that wouldn’t work for her.
At a recent event, actress Rakul Preet Singh too touched upon the same issue and said, “This is a very difficult topic. There’s no one answer to it, and I have a very different opinion on it. When Priyanka Chopra spoke about disparity, today she’s become a global icon and can pull crowds to theaters. What really needs to happen is that your pay needs to be decided on how much crowd you’re pulling to theaters as opposed to your gender – that’s more important because when we stop having these questions or conversations on pay parity based on men and women, then the scenario would change.”
“Are you creating good content? Is the audience excited to see your film? Whether you’re a male actor, female actor, character actor, whoever… if you’re attracting an audience, you should be paid based on some proportional math, but not on gender,” she added.
Rakul Preet was recently seen in Chhatriwali and Thank God.
