Sonam Kapoor Says She Has Lost Out On Films When She Stood Up To The Pay Gap
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja | (Supply: Instagram | @sonamkapoor)
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has all the time been somebody who’s vocal about her opinions and doesn’t draw back from standing her floor in regards to the issues near her coronary heart. This time round, she opened up about how she has additionally been subjected to pay gaps within the trade, which she has stood up towards.
She says that it price her a variety of movies, however as a result of she comes from a privileged movie household and background, she may afford to let go of these initiatives.
In an interview with Vogue, Sonam opened up about her expertise and shared, “The pay hole is ridiculous. I can stand as much as it, however then I don’t get these roles, and I’m okay with that. I can afford to try this. I realised over the previous two or three years that I’ve no proper to guage anyone. I’m privileged, so making troublesome decisions isn’t actually f**king troublesome”.
Sonam spoke about this just some days after Taapsee‘s touch upon how her male counterparts, who began out alongside together with her, now earn 3-5 occasions greater than her.
Talking of pay gaps, how can we not discuss how Kareena Kapoor Khan was within the information for demanding an enormous quantity to play Sita in a Ramayana reimagined from Sita‘s perspective. Sharing her views on that, Taapsee spoke to Bollywood Bubble about how if it was a person demanding that quantity, they’d have checked out it like ‘his market value has elevated‘. However in the identical manner, when a lady calls for, she is named ‘troublesome‘ and ‘too demanding‘.
Kudos to actresses like Sonam and Taapsee, who not solely stand as much as struggle for equal pay – privileged or not – however for additionally talking for and supporting the remainder of their feminine colleagues when want be!
Coming to Sonam, she is all set to star within the remake of a South-Korean thriller, Blind, produced by Sujoy Ghosh. This positive appears to be like like an fascinating venture and I can’t wait to see her in it!
