Published 15:39 IST, December 17th 2019
Radhika Apte on #MeToo movement: Disappointing a lot of things haven't come out
Bollywood actress Radhika Apte believes the #MeToo movement just came and went in Bollywood with many things in the industry still remaining unchanged.
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Actor Rhika Apte believes #MeToo movement just came and went in Bollywood with many things in industry still remaining unchanged. #MeToo movement gained momentum in India last year with women calling out actors, filmmakers, comedians, authors and journalists. When asked what were things she liked or hated about dece, Rhika said, "Me Too movement came and went. It is disappointing. A lot of things that should've changed, have t changed. A lot of things have t come out, have t changed. That's really disappointing."
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actor said ar issue which still hasn't changed, is that of pay disparity. "re's pay parity at all. We don't need to talk about pay parity like 'should this A list actress get few more crores than a male A list actor.' It's t just that. If an A list actor is getting you that sure shot three crore of money, he should be getting paid more money, talking in broer strokes.
"But apart from A-lister, rest of cast and crew is also me up of men and women. We don't have parity re. re's excuse to t have parity re. y don't affect your box office at all," she said at Times Network India Ecomic Conclave. Giving an example, "Sacred Games" actor said, "Suppose somebody plays someone's far and mor, still far gets paid more money than mor! re's absolutely logic to that."
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Rhika said one of wonderful things to have happened is more female representation on set. "What has changed, is a lot of women behind camera as technicians. Directors, writers, producers, editors, cinematographers. crew has a lot of women and that's a very good sign," she ded.
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What's next for Rhika Apte?
After having worked with some popular directors from industry, Rhika Apte will next be seen in director's chair with her upcoming project Sleelkers featuring actors Gulshan Devaiah and Shahana Goswami. It is apparently a 32-minute short film written by her and produced by Abhishek Chaubey, Honey Trehan and Lalit Prem Sharma. actor revealed that she enjoyed process of film making and hopes to undertake more projects in future.
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(WITH PTI INPUTS)
15:28 IST, December 17th 2019