Aishwarya Got Paid More Than Me: Abhishek on Equal Pay in B’Wood

The couple have co-starred in films such as ‘Guru’ and ‘Raavan’.

Abhishek Bachchan poses with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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While the debate on pay parity in Bollywood is still ongoing, Abhishek Bachchan is of the opinion that it’s talent that ultimately decides one’s pay cheque in the film industry. He shared his thoughts on the matter with filmmaker Shoojit Sircar at a recent event, reports News18.

He used himself as an example to illustrate his point.

There’s a huge debate on gender parity in the film business and in other industries. I’ve worked in nine films with my wife [Aishwarya Rai Bachchan] and in eight of those, she’s got paid more than I have. The highest-paid actor in ‘Piku’ was Deepika [Padukone].

Abhishek Bachchan, Actor

“It’s a business and if you are a saleable actor, you get paid accordingly. You can’t be a new actress and demand to be paid the same as Shah Rukh Khan,” he added.

Abhishek and Aishwarya have co-starred in films such as Guru, Dhoom 2, Umrao Jaan and Raavan and will be seen together on the big screen after a gap of eight years in Gulab Jamun, which is to be directed by Sarvesh Mewara and produced by Anurag Kashyap.

(Source: News18)