Raveena Tandon, who recently appeared as a lawyer in Patna Shuklla, spoke about women’s struggle in the Bollywood back in time, when they earned way lesser than the male actors.
During her recent interview with the Jist News, Raveena Tandon explained how she had to work more to earn as much as the male actors were earning at that time with only one film.
“In those days, the money was very, very less, especially the pay disparity between actors and actresses. The male stars got a lot; much, much more. What they would make in one film, I would make in, say 15 films. For women actors… me, personally… actually, I can't speak for everybody, I can't generalize this. I had to do 15-20 films to make as much money as my male counterparts,” Raveena said.
Reflecting on the work of her male co-stars like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, she added, “For everybody overall as well, the money was much lesser than the situation today. There are a lot more corporates coming in. It's become a much more professional way of doing things, which is great actually.”
Elsewhere in the interview, the Mohra actress spoke about her film Patna Shukla in which she advocates for thousands of students, who were affected by a huge scam in the roll numbers.
"Patna Shuklla aka Tanvi Shuklla's journey is relatable with Indians, it is a story of women leading at the front and managing her household and work life, which certainly is every women in our country. I've poured a part of myself into my character,” she said.
