Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan was recently caught in a controversy for her price hike demand. The actress demanded Rs. 12 crores to play the role of Sita in the upcoming mythological saga, Sita. People got upset by her demand and stated that it hurts their religious sentiments. The actress had to face a huge backlash from all over the internet. #BoycottKareena was trending on Twitter.
Actress Taapsee Pannu came up to defend Kareena’s demand, saying that it would have been appreciated if the demand was made by any male actor. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, the actress said, “If it would have been a man in that position who would have asked for that much amount, people would have said, ‘Iski market badh gayi hai'(His market value has increased). That guy has really achieved big success in life.’ It’s because a woman who is asking for it she is called out to be ‘difficult’ or ‘too demanding’. It’s always like that. You will always read about this issue about the hike in salary when it comes to women.”
She further added, “But why not? She is one of the biggest female superstars we have in the country. If she demands a certain salary for the time, it’s her job. Do you really think, like all the other mythological characters that are played by men, do you think they do it for free? I don’t think so. So it’s only when a woman hikes her salary, people call her ‘problematic’. Whereas it’s a success barometer when it’s a man.”
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has recently completed her 21 years in Bollywood. Her debut movie, Refugee, was released in the year 2000. Since then, the actress has given some of her best performances in movies like Jab We Met, 3 Idiots, Bodyguard, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, and many others. She was last seen in Angrezi Medium with late actor Irrfan Khan and will be next featured in Laal Singh Chadha.
