Was Deepika Padukone Paid More Than Ranveer And Shahid For Padmavati? Here's What She Has To Say!

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is one of the highest-paid stars currently working in Bollywood, but the actor is not ready to talk about money matters. Rumoured to have received a pay cheque greater than what the male stars -Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh - got, Deepika has said she is ‘not excited’ about the money.

“Talking about my remuneration isn’t exciting. But I am proud and confident about the money I get. You are comfortable with what you are paid. But what makes me happy is that they (producers) have invested so much money in a film which has a poster featuring me on it....That makes me proud,” said Padukone during the 3D trailer launch of the film at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai.

Reports in August suggested that Deepika got Rs 13 crore for the film while Shahid and Ranveer only received Rs 10 crore. The rumours came as a fresh wave in an industry that is traditionally blamed to have a huge gap in payments to men and women.

The Padmavati actor sidestepped questions about her pay package for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film, which is rumoured to be heavier than that of her co-stars Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. “In terms of scale, budget and resources, it’s a huge film. We have seen strong female parts at the fore on screen in different films in different ways. I think this (Padmavati) is the beginning of great things women have in films,” she added.

A right-wing outfit had objected to the screening of the trailer, but adequate security arrangements were made with over a dozen policemen stationed at the venue.

The film is set to release on December 1.