Kajol On Pay Parity: Only When We Make A Wonder Woman, It Does As Well As Pathaan
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When asked when will pay equality be achieved in the film industry, Kajol said, "Ask an astrologer"
When a film like Wonder Woman is made for Indian audiences and becomes as big a box office hit as Pathaan, Indian cinema will witness pay parity, said actor Kajol on Thursday. She was in the capital to participate on the first day of the 2023 Jagran Film Festival in New Delhi. When she was asked when will pay equality be achieved in the film industry, Kajol initially quipped: "Ask an astrologer?" The actor then said audiences have become "much more literate" today thanks to social media and exposure to global content through streamers.
"India is progressing... They watch a lot of different types of cinema thanks to social media and OTT. We are thinking better, hoping for better. When you start making a Wonder Woman (which starred Gal Gadot) for India and it does equally well as a Pathaan, then maybe there will be pay equality," she said in her response.
Kajol, who was recently seen in the Disney Hotstar series The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha, further said she almost did a film with acclaimed director Mani Ratnam. Things, however, didn't materialise since she had committed her dates to filmmaker Karan Johar for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
