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Last year had been the year of Radhika Apte. From delivering kick-ass performances in Andhadhun and Padman, and marking her way through the web world, it was wonderful watching an actress rule!
Besides her soaring acting career, Apte has always been known to speak her mind and not mince words.
“I can’t keep my mouth shut when something warrants an honest opinion”, she says.
Recently with an interview with Pune Mirror, she spoke on the ever popular nepotism debate and pay disparity within the film industry.
After Kangana Ranaut made the word ‘nepotism’ trend more than any other B-Town gossip, several celebs came forward to talk either for or against it.
Speaking on the same, Apte said, “If I’m a director and my son wants to be an actor, why shouldn’t I launch him? The industry today is a blend of both worlds. On one hand, there’s Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Kangana Ranaut who were not born into a film family but have made it big and then there are the star kids”.
“I like that in abroad you can go to drama school and then for auditions like everyone else for a role. It’s a fair playing ground there. With casting directors in Bollywood, things are changing here too”, she added.
It’s no news that there is a significant difference in pay between male and female actors. Talking on that subject she said, “If Salman Khan brings in Rs. 200 crores and I bring in not even a crore, it’s obvious that he’ll be paid more since he is adding value to the box office”.
However, she expressed her dismay over pay-difference among actors who do not directly contribute to the box-office sales.
“Even the mother of the lead character is paid lesser than the father. That needs to change”, she said.
While equal opportunities and pay within the Bolly space remain a hot topic, Apte sure does make some valid points!
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