Actor Aasif Sheikh remembers his co-actor Deepesh Bhan on his first death anniversary, saying they still miss him on set. The late actor s family is doing well, thanks to Saumya Tandon who helped pay off their home loan through a fund-raiser. Sheikh also talks about his commitment to the show Bhabiji Ghar Pe Hai and his love for theater.
one, part of the lucky few that are able to stand up for themselves and have a voice for themselves. you ve also been very vocal about the pay gap, and let s talk about that for both the industries that you re a part of, but let s start with bollywood. what s been your experience of that? well, i ve never had pay parity in bollywood. i ve done 60 something movies, i think, but i ve never got paid the same as my male co actor. ijust about after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didn t have pay parity, i mean, how how different was it? like, i would get paid about.10% of my male co actor. wow. that s large, substantially large. and so many girls still deal with that.
and i m sure i will too if i worked with a male co actor now in bollywood. so, that was my next question has it changed at all or is it changing? it s changing, but i don t think it s changed. i think even if i do that now, if i worked in a movie with a main co actor as a co lead i mean, i ll let you know when i do a movie like that because i m going to do that as a social experiment! but i don t think i would get the same remuneration as a male co actor. and is hollywood any different? well, it s the first time it s happened to me, has happened in hollywood, so i don t know going forward, because this was my first show with someone as a co lead in hollywood after ten years of working in hollywood, i m finally doing lead parts. it took a really, really long time, a lot of pavement pounding to be able to say, to be able to get roles that, in a mainstream way, and i always wanted to be a part of mainstream entertainment, whether that was in bollywood or hollywood. so it takes a lon
you re a part of, but let s start with bollywood. what s been your experience of that? well, i ve never had pay parity in bollywood. i ve done 60 something movies, i think, but i ve never got paid the same as my male co actor. ijust about after 22 years of working, now finally in my show citadel, finally had that, but that took 22 years! when you say you didn t have pay parity, i mean, how how different was it? like, i would get paid about.10% of my male co actor. wow. that s large, substantially large. and so many girls still deal with that. and i m sure i will too if i worked with a male co actor now in bollywood. so, that was my next question has it changed at all or is it changing? it s changing, but i don t think it s changed. i think even if i do that now, if i worked in a movie with a main co actor as a co lead i mean, i ll let you know when i do a movie like that because