Raveena Tandon reveals that their male counterparts were paid more in the '90s, says 'What a hero earned in one film, I did after 15-16 films'

Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who worked in the '90s and is now back on the screen with OTT series and movies, recently said in an interview that male actors would get paid more back then.

The actress, who is to date remembered as the 'Mast Mast' girl after her hit song 'Tu cheez badi hai mast mast' from 'Mohra', said while talking to JIST News that pay discrimination has always been prevalent in the industry. She told the site: "The money wasn't great for actresses in those days. In those days, the money was very, very low, especially the pay disparity between actors and actresses. Male stars got much more. What they would make in one film, I would make in, say, 15 films. For women actors personally, I can't speak for everybody; I can't generalise this. I had to do nearly 15–20 films to make as much money as my male counterparts".

Raveena further said that since male actors were paid more, they were selective with their roles and worked in fewer movies in that era.

(From left) Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor in a still from Andaz Apna Apna (1994).