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Amitabh Bachchan: Deepika Padukone was paid more than me in Piku

Deepika Padukone was paid more than Amitabh Bachchan for Shoojit Sircar's Piku. Hardeep Dugal
UPDATED: September 8, 2016 11:56 IST Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan in a still from Piku

Who would have thought that a badminton player and a model who made her debut as recent as 2007 would one day overtake the Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan as far as remuneration is concerned. In a recent interview to BollywoodLife.com, Big B revealed that Deepika Padukone was paid more than him for Shoojit Sircar's 2015 sleeper hit Piku.

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Big B added that this was a sign of two things, one that Deepika was more important than him and two that he had lost his importance as well as his price tag due to the number of films that he had been a part of. The comment comes as a breath of fresh air and may act as a catalyst for changing the rules of the game with heavyweight Big B batting for an equal pay cheque for the leading ladies in Bollywood.

Pay disparity is one hot topic that many in the recent past have highlighted. Many actresses including Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonakshi Sinha have repeatedly raised their voices for equal pay if not more than their male co-stars.

The modest comment by the once 'angry young man' comes at a time when Deepika has been declared the highest paid actress in India and has recently secured a spot in the Forbes list of the top 10 highest paid female actors in the world.

With this humble confession, Big B has also dismissed all reports of a fallout between him and his on screen daughter Deepika who forgot to invite him for Piku's success bash. Thankfully, both actors seem to have moved on and are open to working together again. Big B's comment is likely to have some positive impact for the female actors as it comes at a time when much has been spoken about the pay disparity in Bollywood.

Amidst all this, Deepika has allegedly signed Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next Padmavati for a whopping 12 crore making one thing crystal clear, Deepika is the new Shahenshah as far as moolah goes!

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