Deepika Padukone, who is keeping her fingers crossed for the success of her film 'Happy New Year', discussed in an interview to Talking Moviez about heroines and their specialty in Bollywood movies.
On the age old debate on the remuneration differences between the heroines and the heroes, Deepika said, "If you are comparing it to what the guys make it is very less. If you compare it with what the girls used to get and what the girls are getting now there has been a major shift in the last one. Films cannot be made without a heroine. We all love cinema and hence I feel we should not get into this negativity. In the process of money we are losing the positivity in cinema. Now it has become a very formal process of film making since the entry of corporate. So I think we should make films with heart. For me love and appreciation I get from fans is the most valuable thing.
When asked about actresses being treated as eye candy, Deepika asked for references. When given the example of Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3 she said, "According to her she has worked very hard no for the film (smiles). So how can you call her a show piece? I am trying to say the hard work and the effort is the same. Being a heroine is not easy at all. Every role has a lot of hard work. I can’t comment on other people’s choice of roles. Something I don’t like will be liked by somebody else. I have done films including my flop films like Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se, Break K Baad, Lafangey Parindey they are all character driven film. People remember a character only if a film does well."
Well, do you agree with Deepika?