Bhumi Pednekar wants gender gaps in pay scale, opportunities to reduce

Wednesday 13th January 2021 06:47 EST
 
 

Actor Bhumi Pednekar had a busy 2020 with three film releases. The year 2021 too, brings a lot of scope as the actor has already begun shooting for 'Badhaai Do'. Bhumi said, “I am starting 2021 with Badhaai Do with Rajkummar Rao. The film comes from a very celebrated franchise and I am so excited to team up with Rajkummar and the whole team. It is a cracking start for an actor like me who always strives to add variety to the filmography.”

The 31 year old acknowledges there are certain things that need to be altered in the industry. She said, “I want to see change not just in the kind of films being made but everywhere. Like the gender gap that exists, you know be it our pay scales, be it opportunities. I really hope that kind of reduces and diminishes. We have enough people who are working very hard from both the sexes. So that is definitely going to be my number one thing on my list of wants.”

The 'Durgamati' actress said she is happy to see how stardom has changed and evolved. “I think today actors are a lot more accessible. You seem to know a lot more about them because of social media. And that is how I like it as well, I feel that the audience needs to know me, my fans need to know me. They know what I like, what I don't like, what my ideology is what my value system is like, that is why you can really create a good community, that is something that has definitely changed.”


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