In a tete-a-tete with the Economic Times, when Shah Rukh Khan was asked if he believes that female actors are getting their due in Indian film industry, he quipped, “It’s a male-dominated industry. You can’t shirk it away or ignore it.”

“I would love it to be different. There should be no disparity. A male actor and a female actor should get the same fees. Why is it different, I don’t know,” commented the 52-year-old actor. “But I would also add that no actor – male or female – should over-estimate their performance. No individual, be it director or actor, should burden the film’s expense by charging an amount

that goes beyond the performance of the film’s opening weekend.”