Kangana Ranaut: I can't sit on a set pampering the male ego

Kangana RanautIt has been a tumultuous few weeks for Kangana Ranaut who has been in the news for speaking unabashedly about her life and the prejudices in the Hindi film industry As she is being labelled everything from publicity hungry to an icon of feminism Ranaut remains unfazed Why are we so wary of discussions and debate I am told its bad PR but I dont quite understand that term she quipsAnd just like that the trademark Ranaut refusal to be conditioned by the society comes to the fore It is this very trait that has seen her rise to the top Or as her naysayers will put it the trait that has earned her several detractorsAlso readKangana Ranaut makes a shocking new revelation about her legal battle with Hrithik RoshanIts no wonder then that Ranaut is not willing to be a victim of Bollywoods pay disparity either There are women in the industry who say that if actresses are unable to bring in crowds in a theatre that a male star can how can they demand equal pay If we as actresses keep instilling this inferiority complex in girls there is no hope for better times she fires away challenging the status quo not for the first time in her careerPersonally my logic for remuneration has always been that I have 365 days to work as much as any male star An actors pay must be determined by the amount of work she does Your gender is no yardstick for it she reasonsThe actor has even taken on the skewed pay disparity in her new video with AIB mdash even cheekily alluding to an actor who has his female costars names appearing before his in his films credit rollsWatchKangana Ranaut and AIB take a hilarious dig at how Bollywood objectifies sexualityThe industry isnt just made up of four actors who have lasted through the decades I might not have 30 years behind me But in my 10 years Ive achieved significant milestones to demand a certain fee Anybodys film can fail and this year has shown us enough proof of that So lets stop giving the opening weekend and closing logic she says also indicating that it is the responsibility of the creative industry to trigger a changePay gap Ranaut says is one of the many examples highlighting the gender inequality that plagues the country And her fight against these biases has come at a price I know actors cant work with me she says nonchalantlyAlso readKangana Ranaut No I dont have bas I have a vaginaKangana Ranaut says that Bollywood is a breeding ground for biases against women By and large the system is not comfortable with an actress being intelligent Too bad if she is smarter than the male lead And worse if she is smarter than the director she laughsIs that why she has decided to go solo mdash be it for her upcoming film Simran or her intheworks biopic on Rani Laxmibai I have no choice but to go solo at this point I face prejudice and people joke about how I am the bully I swing between being a bih and Buddha Have you heard that I am a witch apparently she questions the allusions of the statement not lost on anybodyShe adds This talk starts only because they want actresses to be dumb and pretty I cant act dumb I cant sit on a set pampering the male ego just because its the easier way to get your way around menAlso readKangana Ranaut I have to fight for the smallest of things in lifePoint out that there are men who are championing womens causes and she says it is a minuscule section To expect men to stand up for feminism is silly They are used to being a priority in every field It was a life of comfort for them mdash women were looking after their homes giving them sex Suddenly women are coming out of this chauvinistic spell and asking relevant questions That is bothering the men she says before adding that it would be wrong to blame only the male population Women too are sometimes more chauvinistic than men perpetuating the men are better complexWatch Kangana Ranauts exclusive interview