Kareena Kapoor must’ve been paid more than Rahul Bose in Chameli; about time Deepika Padukone is paid as much as her male co

Deepika Padukone has been rallying for fair treatment of women actors on film sets, from the work hours, working conditions to pay parity. She recently walked out of two big Telugu projects — Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit and Nag Ashwin’s sequel of Kalki 2898 AD — because the makers couldn’t accommodate her demands, including eight-hour work shifts, which she claims many male co-stars have been following for years.

Now, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, best known for Chameli (2004) and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003) , has opened up on the issue of the lack of pay parity in the Indian film industry. “Parity means if the woman’s part is as good as the man’s then she should get paid as much. If it’s more then she should get paid more. But it’s also got to do with box office. One thing you’ve to un