Kareena Kapoor Khan reacts to not being paid the same as Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir Khan: “I’m equally good as my male counterparts” | – Times of India

Kareena Kapoor Khan, from being Poo to Geet to ‘The Crew’ lead, the actress has shown her different sides and shades in her almost 25 years of career. She has put her soul and heart into every character that she has played and is counted among the most bankable stars in the industry. However, despite all these achievements under her belt, when it comes to equal pay, she perhaps is still not paid as much as her male counterparts like the Khans and others.Recently, the actress reflected on this subject of pay disparity and said that the effort to reach an equal scale is in progress.
“So now it’s a time when you feel if this is not worthy enough for my character or worthy enough for myself, I’m not going to do it. And I will wait, I will push myself to do better so that they realise I’m equally good as my male counterparts. The ₹1,000 crore club? Koshish toh jari hai (I’ve been trying),” said Kareena during her conversation with NDTV.
Before giving this reply, the actress was sharing a very nice piece of advice. She said that if a girl is not comfortable doing something or wearing something, she should not hesitate to say no. Giving no as an answer is not a reflection of her talent, but a testament to her strength.
“For young girls of today, saying ‘no’ should not make them feel that they’re not confident. No means no, whether it’s something you’re not comfortable doing, something you’re not comfortable wearing, or something you’re not comfortable eating, shape, size, a job you’re looking forward to doing, if you feel if it’s something less for you, one should not take it,” shared Kareena
She further added, “One should be so self-assured that one can push oneself to achieve and do something better. So I think no as an answer should be something reassuring, rather than making you feel underconfident.”
Kareena Kapoor Khan who recently gave highly acclaimed movies like ‘Jaane Jaan,’ ‘The Crew,’ ‘The Buckingham Murders’ and more, will next be seen in ‘Singham Again.’