Sonam Kapoor: Don't work for those who pay you less

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Sonam Kapoor: Don't work for those who pay you less
PTI | Nov 1, 2015, 03.00 PM IST


Actress Sonam Kapoor says instead of "complaining" about unequal remuneration, women should stop working with those who pay them less.
"They complain about equal pay and I understand that. If you think you deserve something, fight for it and the best way to fight for it, is by not doing it. So don't work for those people who you think are not paying you enough. Don't complain about it," Sonam said during a session in 'Movie Mela' event at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

During a different session at the same event, Piku star Deepika Padukone said she was not "unhappy" with her pay, but believed there should be "some semblance when it comes to the current generation of stars."
Sonam, 30, also said she is a "complete feminist" and there is nothing to feel shy about it.
"I am a complete feminist.. .Being a feminist is to understand that it's not about boys and girls, it's about being who you are, not being afraid, and standing up for what you believe is right," she said.

Earlier, actresses like Parineeti Chopra, Katrina Kaif were criticised for their remarks that they are "not feminists" but believe in equality.
Sonam, who will be next seen opposite Salman Khan in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, considers her father Anil Kapoor a "feminist" too, because he treats her as a "strong capable individual."

"My father is the best person I know because he encourages me and my sister. He treats me as a strong capable individual and for that he is a feminist. He believes that these girls are more than capable of doing a lot of things which a lot of people are not," the actress said.
"I have never been afraid of being who I am, so for me, my father is a feminist in that way," she added.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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they all should go on a strike😆
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Fighting the system can mean fighting from the system within.

Obviously Sonam doesn't know it
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Originally posted by: hermione82

Fighting the system can mean fighting from the system within.

Obviously Sonam doesn't know it


And not everybody can afford to NOT work with certain people. She is a star kid and gets movies produced especially for her.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: jibber-jabber



And not everybody can afford to NOT work with certain people. She is a star kid and gets movies produced especially for her.


May be she is hoping if the other stars are not doing the movies those offers will fall into her lap
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I find her flying really high just coz of prem ratan dhan payo
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Posted: 9 years ago
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They wil be dropped from most of the movies then, you cannot stop working, people have bills to pay!
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Easier said than done. Not everyone has that luxury
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Sonam can afford to say this, as many of her movies are produced by her dad or her dad's friends. Other actresses have to take whatever good roles that they get, even if the pay is low and unfair.
That is what the struggle for equal pay is all about. If the heroine has a role of same length and importance as the hero, then she shd get paid the same or equivalent.
Even in jobs outside film industry, women are fighting for equal or fair paychecks, does that mean they shd avoid jobs which pay them less? Then they would be out of work, who would pay their bills? Everyone doesnt have a rich dad to fall back upon.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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I like her non-whining nature..
And I agree with that instead of complaining, stop doing the movies.. And the same should be done by new-comers too.. Isn't it something we all do when we switch jobs.. If the package isn't good enough, we reject it.. Somebody should start practicing it else people will keep crying about it and nothing will change !

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