Overview

• Speaking at CNN-News18’s SheShakti 2025 in New Delhi on August 21, Kriti Sanon put pay parity in Bollywood back in focus.
• She said the disparity "pinches us more than anyone else," questioning why equal work does not lead to equal pay.
• Sanon argued that fees are pegged to Day‑1 audience pull and that producers’ recovery fears keep women-led films from being financed at comparable scale.
• As evidence that scale can work, she cited Crew’s reported ₹157 crore worldwide haul and praised Gangubai Kathiawadi for delivering a large-canvas, female-led hit.
• She expressed cautious optimism that decision-making is becoming more content-driven and urged producers to take risks based on the story rather than the lead’s gender.