Rahul Bose reveals he earned a fraction of what Kareena Kapoor was paid in ‘Chameli’: ‘Men have also been starlets’ | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Rahul Bose revealed he earned considerably lower than Kareena Kapoor for the 2003 movie Chameli, acknowledging her star energy and skill to draw audiences. Talking on the ‘Mardon Wali Baat‘ convention, Bose humorously referred to himself as a “starlet.” He praised Kapoor’s expertise and dedication in the course of the difficult evening shoots of the movie, as per PTI.
The actor famous, “Males have also been starlets, and I’m a shining instance of that… I was the starlet in ‘Chameli’, Kareena was the star; she will get extra folks into the theatre even right now than I might. Easy as that. I was paid a fraction of what Kareena was paid. It is fully logical… The individuals who really govern who will come in, you higher take the ratio. It has occurred. It has occurred to me all through my profession. I’m by no means the man who brings folks into the theatre.”
Bose believes the movie trade is honest in phrases of pay, stating, “I have produced two movies. I might not pay me greater than what I received. So I do not purchase this (gender pay disparity); the movie trade is tremendous equitable in that means. You get the cash, you get paid, you aren’t getting the cash, you get paid much less…”
Discussing masculinity and violence towards girls in Indian cinema, Bose remarked that cinema typically turns into the “whipping boy” because of its visibility. He defined that movies merely replicate societal realities, whether or not optimistic or destructive, and likened cinema to a “devoted youthful sibling” of society, mirroring its values and flaws.
“As quickly because the elder brother does one thing, we latch on to a development. That is it. We do not create traits, we latch onto the development.. We want to see the place is the ‘hawa’, what is catching, after which we decide it up, generally you do it effectively, generally you do not,” he defined.
The actor emphasised that societal influences form cinema’s portrayal of violence towards girls. He famous that because the Fifties, these depictions have been inconsistent, saying, “I believe the depiction has been rocky, patchy, up and down.”
“You have to be half architect, half inside designer, half psychologist, half painter, half musician, half lyricist, half actor. It is asking you to do all the things at that second in 5 minutes,” he famous.
He additional added, “Ray was so nice as a result of he was a polymath, he might do 19 issues. He did the digital camera work, he composed the music, he was working with Ravi Shankar, he is doing calligraphy. Ray Roman is a font, I imply, the man was a dude, it is simply wonderful”.