Taapsee Pannu is known for speaking her mind and more often than not the actress has been very candid about the inequality in the film industry. While she argues that it is the world view that has led to this gender inequality in terms of pay and privilege, she has also maintained that there are many actresses like her who have fought for this cause. All the actress wants is to be treated as equals and get work based on merit and not gender. Also during Shabaash Mithu’s promotions, the actress was seen having a fairly non-committal interview with Bollywood Hungamawhere she spoke exclusively about the constant discrimination and inequality in the film industry.
EXCLUSIVE: Taapsee Pannu doesn’t want to compare actresses’ current stardom to Sridevi’s stardom; says “There was only one Sridevi”
The actress made some strong and impactful statements about how her entire movie’s budget actually equates to an A-list male actor’s salary. during the same Bollywood Hungama interview, she was asked about the stardom Sridevi enjoyed. For the uninitiated, not only was she the first female superstar in Bollywood, but the actress was actually an Indian superstar who enjoyed equal numbers of stars in the Tamil and Telugu industries as well. Taapsee said about this: “But there has only been one Sridevi in so many years. So many other actresses have tried it. Sridevi is like one of the rarest blessings to our industry. She is only one Sridevi. We cannot generalize based on that.”
She added: “We can’t take such an example to generalize that if she had the privilege, all actresses would get the same privilege. On the other hand, if we look at heroes, there are about 50 heroes who have the same privileges. That ratio is very skewed and it will take years to get it right.”
Taapsee Pannu has spoken again and again about the difference between the pay given to an actress and that to an actor. She also candidly discussed how audiences themselves wait for reviews in the case of a female-centric film, while a male-centric film often enjoys a great opening day, even without reviews.
Read also: Taapsee Pannu starrer Dobaaraa directed by Anurag Kashyap is all set to open Melbourne’s prestigious 2022 Indian Film Festival
BOLLYWOOD NEWS – LIVE UPDATES
Catch us up on latest Bollywood News, New Bollywood Movie Update, Box Office Collection, New Movies Release, Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood Live News Today and Upcoming Movies 2022 and keep up to date with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.