Sonam Kapoor Calls Bollywood “Misogynistic And Extremely Sexist”, Says She Struggles Everyday In The Industry!

Sonam Kapoor is known for being blunt. She has been one of those actresses who have tried to point out the facde that exits behind all the glitz and glamour in the Hindi film industry. Time and again, she has called out on the industry as well as pointed it put to the masses in general that there is nothing real about Bollywood. She had moved many when she openly wrote in an article how stars have people behind them to make them look the way they are and that no one can possibly normally look ‘like a celeb’.

In a recent interview with the Filmfare magazine, Sonam Kapoor has once again been extremely open and revealed about the darker side of Bollywood. She claimed that even though Bollywood is changing, it is extremely misogynistic. When asked about it annoys her that Bollywood is still a man’s industry, she said,

“It's misogynistic and extremely sexist. It's unfortunate but that's the way it is... I struggle every day in this industry.”

She also revealed that Bollywood has not always been very kind to her. She even wanted to leave the place long back because of the dicrimination. Talking about an unpleasent incident that had affected her, Sonam said,

“I was extremely unwell while I was shooting a film at the Niagara Falls in Canada. I was running a 102-103-degree fever. I didn't know at that time that I had typhoid. It was raining and I didn't have a room to go back to. Only the hero had a van. I was sitting with an umbrella. I was freezing. I waited for six hours, while they took the hero's shot. Then they took my close-up but by then my face had turned blue. Later, I went to my room and called up my father. I said, "I don't want to act anymore." He asked, "Why?" I told him, "They treat you like a stepchild. They won't even treat an animal like this. It's complete disregard for a human being, forget a woman." He said, "Just walk off the set." I told him, "I'm not a hero." So many times, my father has told me, "If they're not taking your close-up and it ís 8 pm, just walk off the set." He doesn't understand that a hero can do it and get away. If a heroine does it, then she's throwing tantrums.”

She talked about the oft discussed topic of pay disparity as well and revealed that it is very much a reality:

“I've said no to three films in the last four years because I wasn't getting paid what I deserve. Now, I'm doing films where I'm getting paid more than the hero. I'm not expecting the same as Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan. I'm not delusional. But I do know how much I deserve. All my films have opened well, so why shouldn't I be paid more?”

Well, that’s some truth bombs there!