Veteran actor Zeenat Aman has spoken about how the Hindi movie trade has modified in the previous couple of a long time. She nevertheless identified that the ‘gender pay hole’ has remained the identical. Zeenat recalled that she was the ‘highest paid feminine actor’ in her profession however the disparity within the pay cheque between her and her male co-stars ‘was so huge it was laughable’. (Also Read | Zeenat Aman says she by no means had a ‘relationship’ with Raj Kapoor, not like what Dev Anand wrote in his ebook)
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Zeenat took a visit down reminiscence lane and posted an previous video. The clip featured her rehearsing for her music Laila O Laila from Qurbani (1980). The video additionally gave a glimpse of actor Feroz Khan behind the digicam. As the scene ended, Feroz stated, “Ya, I don’t like the frame.”
Zeenat within the video then stated to an individual behind the digicam, “90 percent of the time, most of the women here are just playing ornamental roles, purely ornamental. They sing and dance and sort of prance around the leading man. That’s about it. What I feel is happening now is there are changes coming about.”
She also added, “There are women demanding good roles and refusing to work in films, let’s say have participation. They want to do something, they demand something, they are getting something to do. I think that’s exciting. I think women in India should have something to identify with, other than just ornamentation.”
The veteran actor captioned the post, “In the late 70s, Keith Adam from the Australian Broadcasting Commission popped by the set of Qurbani, where I was rehearsing for Laila O Laila, and snagged himself an interview. It’s been nearly 50 years since this footage was shot, and the industry has changed immensely since. The roles available to women are clearly not just ornamental anymore.”
She continued, “What hasn’t modified although is the gender pay hole. In my time I used to be lauded because the ‘highest paid feminine actor’, however the disparity within the pay cheque between my male co-stars and myself was so huge it was laughable. The Zeenat you see on this clip was fairly sure that half a century can be sufficient time to even the scales. So it disappoints me that even immediately girls within the movie trade don’t have wage parity.”
“Women have consistently put in the work, and I really think that the onus is now on our men – actors, directors, producers – to ensure that their female co-workers (not just stars) are paid fairly. It seems such a simple and obvious thing, and yet it would be revolutionary if any man actually did this (purple heart emoji),” she concluded.
Qurbani (1980) is an motion thriller movie produced, directed by and starring Feroz Khan. Apart from Zeenat and Feroz, the movie additionally options Vinod Khanna, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri, and Kadar Khan. Qurbani was well-known for its music, particularly the songs–Aap Jaisa Koi and Laila O Laila.
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