Mumbai: Actress Shriya Pilgaonkar says the industry should work to eliminate the difference in salaries based on gender. Shriya, who will be seen in the movie “Haathi Mere Saathi”, says she has heard actresses how male stars are often paid as much as the entire budget of a heroin-centric movie!
“I heard conversations from the biggest leading actresses about how the budget of their entire film was the salary of a male actor,” she said. IANS.
She says that although you do not know how much your co-actor earns, you can guess based on the progress of the film.
‘I do not know how much my fellow actors get, but you realize it. You know how negotiations are done. On a personal level, I made sure I got the best in my capacity, ”she says.
The actress says it is important to stand up.
“I do not know how such a thing can change. Maybe things will get better during the period when people will take a stand for themselves, ”she says.
She adds: “We need to understand on a personal level that no one else will do it if we do not value ourselves.”
Shriya has appeared in films such as “House Arrest” and “Fan” and shows such as “The Gone Game”, “Crackdown”, “Beecham House” and “Mirzapur”.
Source: Telangana Today