Hautetalk: Why Is Alia Bhatt Getting 2.5 Times Less Pay Than Ranveer For Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani?
Will the pay disparity ever end in Bollywood?
Over the years, many actresses have come out to talk about the large pay disparity between men and women that exists in the film industry. But have we progressed even a little? Despite actresses raising their voices against it, this inequality continues to exist in the industry. Moreover, the actress’s pay does not even depend on how successful and talented they are but just boils down to the fact that they are WOMEN! The pay disparity was evidently seen between some big Bollywood stars who are leading in high-budgeted films and the very recent was one was of Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
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Recently, Karan Johar released the teaser for his film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani which stars Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in lead roles. As per some media reports, the leading actor of the film was paid a whopping amount of 25 crores whereas Alia Bhatt was just paid Rs 10 crores. Now, the pay disparity is clearly quite wide here. It raises many questions in terms of the worth of an actor. Over the last few years, Alia Bhatt has given many hits and memorable performances in films like Darlings and Gangubai Kathiawadi. Why is her pay comparatively so less than that of Ranveer Singh? In fact, Rocky Aur Rani revolves around the lead onscreen pair of Alia and Ranveer, which makes both of them equally important in the story, then why is there a difference in their pay?
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We can also take the example of the lead pair Kiara Advani and Kartik Aaryan in Satyaprem ki Katha. Where Kartik charged 25 crores for the film, Kiara’s pay was just 4 crore. It is still unclear to us why an actress who has proven her worth with her acting skills and theatrical hits would still be paid so less in comparison to her co-actor. Kiara Advani is one of the leading heroines in today’s time and has given many back-to-back hits too! Even if we understand the factor of seniority in Kiara and Kartik’s case, the vast gap in their fees is still not justified.
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Recently, Priyanka Chopra opened up about pay parity to reveal that the first time she got it was while doing the Hollywood project, Citadel. It’s unfortunate that our Bollywood actresses continue to be subjected to this inequality and the future still looks dark.
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First Published: June 26, 2023 2:20 PM
