Amitabh Bachchan Confesses That This Actress Was Paid MORE Than Him For A Movie!

We know that India, and the world as a whole is still largely a patriarchal society where discrimination based on gender is very much a reality! Our Bollywood industry, however dreamlike it may look, is no exception. Over the years a lot of actresses have revealed how they were paid less than the actor for the same work! While the gap in the payments and reports of such discrimation have gone down, such incidents have not completely come to an end!

But have you heard of a actor being paid less than the actress? That's a rarity, isn't it? Maybe the actor is a new-comer! Hold your thoughts there. The actor in question is none other than Amitabh Bahchan!

Yes, Amitabh Bachchan confessed that he was paid a lesser fee for a recent movie than the actress. and the actress is none other than Deepika Padukone!

In a recent interview with Bollywood Life, Mr. Bachchan said that Deepika was paid higher than him for Piku! Deepika had also featured in the Forbes List of the top 10 highest paid actresses. So that she charges a high fee is no surprise! But what is surprising is that it was Mr. Bachchan who was paid less!

That's a really rare thing to come across!