I Had Given Notice Three Months Ago: Sonarika Bhad - Page 7

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

I just have one question. Some people are saying that it was wrong of Sonarika to ask for a salary equal to that of Mohit's, which is higher. How is that wrong? 😕 In fact, why should the male lead receive higher pay than the female lead, when she is equally important? Yes, Sonarika compared herself to Mohit and found it unfair that though both of them are leads, she is receiving much less than him. Do people find it acceptable that women receive less than men, though both of them are putting in equal hard work? This happens in many shows! The male leads receive a significantly higher salary than female leads, but Sonarika is one of the first to speak out against it. I am proud of her, because this is totally unfair treatment of women, that too in the 21st century. 😔

If PH are able to pay Mohit so much, why are they suddenly not able to pay Sonarika equally? Why won't their budget let them give Sonarika equal pay? This is nothing but chauvinism at its core, and I'm glad Sonarika spoke out against it.

Originally posted by: shivam030291

Edited by shivam030291 - 12 years ago

Originally posted by: shivam030291

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

What I think is bizarre is people sharing their own salaries w/ their colleagues. I have nothing against Sonarika earning the same as Mohit. But in any work place, salaries are supposed to be confidential - one is not supposed to know the salary of one's colleagues, as it creates a basis for potential bickering. If Mohit shared w/ her his earnings details, he was pretty irresponsible, and if the PH let Sona know his earnings, they deserve to be sued - by Mohit.

I do think that Sona was justified in asking for a raise. We have no idea about what transpired b/w them, but the right way for her to have done it would have been to say, "Look, I'm getting competitive offers of Rs Y, which is much higher than my current comp of Rs X. However, if you give me Rs Z, I'll stay put. B'cos I do need the hike in salary." It would however have been unprofessional of her had she gone to the PH telling them ,'Mohit is getting Rs Z, so I'm not gonna stay put w/ Rs X - I want Rs Z as well.' While she may be ethically justified, that would have been an unprofessional approach on her part.

Giving notice was not the right way to go about it. But Sona would have been justified had she complained about the way Parvati/Durga/Mahakali and all the shaktis got shafted in this serial. Had she campaigned for them to be given prominence, and taken a more active part in what got shown, she'd have done both herself and the serial a world of good.

Originally posted by: akhl

@Jankiraghunath,

I do not watch DKDM, know what is going in it only from written updates, so cannot comment on Mohit's or Sonarika's acting. However, let me comment on the man-woman issue you have pointed out. Can we say that Sonarika was paid less than Mohit simply because of being a woman? Or could there be some other reason? There could be different reasons:-

1. Sonarika is a woman - this is the reason you are saying and I accept this is a possibility.

2. Although Parvati is a Goddess in her own right, the show is primarily focused on Lord Shiv, who is being played by Mohit in the show.

3. Mohit has more experience and/or has better acting skills than Sonarika - I am not claiming it. I am just asking if this could be a possibility. I really do not know how Mohit or Sonarika act.

Suppose there is a show which is primarily based on a woman. Then could it not be possible that in that show the female lead will be paid more than the male lead?