Priyanka Chopra was once asked to stop a movie when she talked about her ‘nominal’ paycheck: ‘I decided to stay’

Priyanka Chopra was once asked to quit a movie when she talked about getting a “nominal” paycheck compared to her male co-star. At that point, he decided to accept it because it had been instilled in his head that this is how the industry works.

The incident took place early in Priyanka’s career. When he mentioned the pay gap, the producer told him that “women in movies are interchangeable.”

On the Skimm’d from The Couch podcast, Priyanka said, “I was once kicked out of a movie … Or told I should go. They didn’t kick me out because I decided to stay and hang on. They told me that if I don’t accept the paycheck that it was nominal compared to my co-actor for almost the same amount of work … The producer told me that there are many other girls who will take this opportunity and that women in movies yes interchangeable. “

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Priyanka said she raised no objections at the time because she “had to work within the system” as she was led to believe that this is the “only way” to work in the industry. “It took me almost 15 years to get to that place where, you know, I could hold my ground. It took me listening to the conversations of other women united to give me the confidence to stand up for myself, ”she added.

Priyanka recently became an author with her memoir, Unfinished. The book chronicles Priyanka’s childhood, facing racism during her adolescence in the United States and going from beauty pageant winner to actress.

Priyanka also has several projects in the pipeline, including the Amazon series Citadel, The Matrix 4, Text For You, a romantic comedy with Mindy Kaling, and an unscripted Amazon series tentatively titled Sangeet, who will executive produce with Nick.