Actor Vikrant Massey opens up on not pay gap in showbiz, says "Most of my female co-stars have been paid more than me, I have never made a fuss about it"

Vikrant Massey is speaking out against salary inequality in the movie business. The actor discussed how the majority of his female co-stars in Bollywood earn more than he does. He further claimed that despite working in the profession for so long, he is still paid less than Deepika Padukone.

Deepika Padukone and Vikrant collaborated in Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak. The actor recently spoke out about the movie's poor box office performance and claimed that despite this, he is still proud of the movie. He claimed that Chhapaak's box office success was affected by political factors. 

Now, while promoting Crimes Aaj Kal on Etimes, Vikrant opened up about the pay disparity in Bollywood and said, "Bahar ke jo so-called 'A-listers' he woh bhi platforms pe films kar rahe he. Humare 'so-called A-listers' he yaha ke, superstars he, pichle 15-20 saalon se TV pe kaam kar rahe he. (The ‘so-called A-listers’ from outside are releasing their films on streaming platforms, while some of our very own ‘so-called A-listers’ have been working in TV for the last 15-20 years) Most of my female co-stars have been paid more than me, I have never made a fuss about it. My big body of work does not give me as much money as you know, Deepika Padukone, of course."