Forget credit, male actors even take away all money: Kangna Ranaut

The young National Awardwinning actress is known to speak her mind and she spoke uninhibitedly when asked how leading male actors hog all the limelight away while actresses are left sidelined In an interview Kangna said quotIt39s not that if 39Chennai Express39 did well it was only because of Shah Rukh Khan It was also because of Deepika Padukone39s credibilityquot Kangna Ranaut quotForget the credit they male actors take all the money as well We don39t get paid even onethird of what male actors get It39s not so much about the money but it39s about being a womanquot added the 26yearold Bollywood39s Alist male actors reportedly mint around Rs30 crore to Rs40 crore per film while a toprated actress may make only approximately Rs8 crore per movie project The disparity is vast Citing an example of her forthcoming womencentric movie 39Queen39 she said that even if the film manages to make Rs300 crore she won39t be able to match the remuneration of her counterparts quotWhen it comes to paying us they filmmakers wouldn39t want to just because I am a girl This is very unfair quotI think our generation has the responsibility to bring women of the industry to a position where they not only get respect but in every way they should be respected and their graph should be respectedquot said the 26yearold Kangna comes from a nonfilm background Despite that the Himachal girl has carved a niche for herself with her performances in 39Gangster A Love Story39 39Woh Lamhe39 and 39Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai39 She even won the best supporting actress National Film award for her portrayal of a doomed ramp model in 39Fashion39 If she feels that the industry fails to appreciate a woman39s career graph even her own parents are unable to do so They only enjoy the attention they get because of being her parents says Kangna quotThey are not exposed to cinema or any other art form For them life is about having a job respected family and good status in society That39s all they care about quotWhat I don39t really like sometimes is the fact that they enjoy all the wrong things of my profession like the attention they get for being my parents They love that but they never look at the graph and technical part of my profession They don39t even look at it as an art formquot she rued quotThey find shoots very boring I think they are very basic people so they fail to enjoy intellectual pleasures of the world They find fun in useless matters which I think should be ignoredquot she added But Kangna isn39t complaining The quothighheadedquot girl always does what she feels is right quotI am a very bold person For seven to eight years I was not in touch with my parents So I took the responsibility of every decision and no one can dictate me My parents understand thatquot she said and added how making bold choices in real life is not easy quotBeing bold on the screen is not dangerous but when it comes to your opinion and choices in real life that boldness is a lot more dangerousquot Kangna is currently busy promoting 39Rajjo39 releasing Friday She plays a nautch girl and says it39s a special film for her as quotyou get such roles only once in your careerquot