Zoya Akhtar, known for her films with an ensemble cast, recently gave another hit ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’. In an interaction with Hindustan Times, Zoya talks about the reason behind having few women directors in Bollywood. She says, “Given a chance, women can handle the planet. Just that they have had a late start in Bollywood. So, it has been a men’s club. But the influx of women in the Hindi film industry is insane. It means people are getting work, their ideas are getting picked up, they are being accepted, and they are going to do well. It’s going to be different in 10 years.”
She also talks about differentiation in remuneration between male and female actors. She says, “Talking of remuneration, many actresses feel that they should be paid on par with male actors.It’s a box-office call. Having said that, I think the ratio is heavily skewed towards male actors, and needs to be balanced out. For instance, if you take a big love story, you can’t negate the actress. So, you need to pay the actresses more, for sure.”