Tejasswi Prakash, who emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss 15, has been making lot of headlines with her portrayal of Pratha in Ekta Kapoor‘s Naagin 6. The actress is also in news for his relationship with boyfriend Karan Kundrra. Now, Tejasswi has opened up on the pay disparity in the entertainment industry and has shared an unpopular opinion on the same.
In an interaction with Etimes TV, Tejasswi quoted saying, “From my personal experience, whatever work I’ve done so far, whichever daily soap I’ve done touchwood I’ve been paid more than the lead actor. I feel it changes according to how better you are at your job. If you’re good at your job they will pay you whatever it takes to get you on board.”
She said, “Like in my case I’ve had heroes, co-actors all my life since I started working. Every show that I’ve done except for two shows I’ve done eight or nine in total, I was paid more than the hero. That’s because they wanted me. I don’t think you can blame the system saying he’s being paid more only because he’s a guy, no.”
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Tejasswi further added, “You have to fight not by cribbing but by showing how good you are at your job. So that tomorrow they are paying you your asked money and you are irreplaceable. Become that, get to that stage where you become irreplaceable. Not 10 other women or a guy can do what you can do. They will pay you more than a guy. As a women I am a feminist at the same time I believe that a woman should not just ask for respect she should be a way that they have no choice to give love and respect to you. I am talking from my personal experience. I’ve never done corporate jobs so I don’t have much information.”
The actress has been a part of showbiz for quite some time now. She has done many popular shows like Swarigini, Pehredaar Piya Ki, Karn Sangini, Silsila Badalte Rishton ka, Khatron Ke Khiladi among others.
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