Taapsee Pannu Made A Very Valid Point About The Pay Gap In Bollywood And We Agree With Her!

The versatile actress, Taapsee Pannu is at the peak of her career, with her two much-awaited films, Saand Ki Aankh and Mission Mungal lined up. Taapsee Pannu is a brilliant actress but what we admire most about her is her attitude. She’s not the kind of take things lying down. She has always been vocal about opinion, even if it’s on a subject most stars would avoid. Be it giving back to Rangoli Chandel for calling her ‘sasti copy’ of Kangana Ranaut to speaking on women-related issues Taapsee Pannu has proved that she’s a fiery woman who takes no prisoners.

Taapsee Pannu is known for playing impactful and flawed characters on screen. Taapsee recently opened up on the notions about a  female actor or the characters they portray in films. Taapsee said, “There are many notions which have been there for years, be it you can’t you can’t be good at shooting or driving, there have been notions attached to genders. Because women were not supposed to do these jobs, which is unlike for people to see these visuals now, and to see women do things which they were not supposed to do until some time back.”

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“We are in that changing phase; you can’t expect that change to happen overnight. We will keep hearing all this until we are part of this changing phase. We are at the cusp of it, we mustn’t give up,” she added. Taapsee Pannu was also asked about the sensitive topic about the pay structure of actresses and if they are getting paid as per industry standards. Taapsee said, “I feel as an actor my demand should be proportional to the kind of money my films can make or has made. I cannot ask for an obnoxious amount if I am not able to show the numbers. So, it is more about your pull as an actor vis-à-vis gender. I don’t judge my fees basis my gender but how much my films have earned. Just cause my male counterparts are getting paid more, that is not the only reason to demand more money.”

“Because I really want my films to make money, so that my producers make money and they make more films with me. That is how I can push the boundaries, by charging an obnoxious amount and making my project in loses is not going to really help in the longer run. So, I have to be sensible in asking that money. However, no doubt there is a huge gap between the two, because the entire budget of a female driven film is equivalent to the hero’s salary. The only way to counter this is not by demanding more salary but by making different films which encourage the numbers . So that the producers don’t get scared in shelling out money in female protagonist films,” the actress concluded.

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Also read: Taapsee Pannu Wants To Prove That Being A ‘Hero’ Has Nothing To Do With Gender. You Go Girl!

Meanwhile, Taapsee Pannu is gearing up for her next two films, Saand Ki Aankh alongside Bhumi Pednekar which is slated to release on October 25, 2019. Her multi-starrer film, Mission Mangal is all set to hit the theatres on August 15, 2019.

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