"And it's scary for an actor, female, to stand on the poster yourself." But Priyanka Chopra has come a long way since. This is her in 2014...
Thanks to BollywoodHungama.com for the footage.
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00:00You cannot not give me credit in a barfi, you cannot not give Deepika Padukone credit for
00:06Chennai Express or in Ramlila, you cannot not give Katrina Kaif credit for Rajneet,
00:11you can't deny the girls anymore. But to me, it is very difficult and it's scary
00:19for an actor, female, to stand on the poster yourself.
00:23Despite you doing so many good films, why is it that the number one slot is always
00:29oscillating between Katrina Kaif or Deepika Padukone? Does it bother you?
00:33For me, a number one slot is so fickle. It comes between everyone and anyone.
00:39The top five actors and actresses, according to me, are number one.
00:43Because after every film, it's the same shuffle. It keeps going round and round with the same
00:54top five actors. And my point is, I have been a part of a few hundred crore films,
01:00but you cannot give me the credit for Akrish or Adon or Agnipath. I am a supporting actor
01:06in those three films. But you cannot not give me credit in Abarfi. You cannot not give Deepika
01:13Padukone credit for Chennai Express. No one can do Meenamma like she has done. Or in Ramlila.
01:19You cannot not give Katrina Kaif credit for Rajneeti. No one can do that role the way she
01:24did. Maybe if another actress comes, they'll bring their own thing into it. But the way those films
01:28became because of these actresses, for me, that is important.
01:32So somewhere you've become, in a way, like a symbol for female-oriented roles that a lot of
01:39actresses have been shying away from. Do you take it as a compliment?
01:41First of all, my biggest problem is that we call this film woman-oriented,
01:46but if you see a hero in the same poster, you'll never call it a male-oriented film.
01:50Gender bias is our biggest problem. As a female actress, if I have to represent
01:57female actresses and say, because I'm honest and I always get into trouble because of my honesty,
02:02the fact is that... See the film for what it is. If there's a boy or a girl in it,
02:08suppose this story was on Vijender Singh and it was being done by a hero.
02:11You don't say, this is a male-dominated film that we're going to watch.
02:13To be honest, it's not about the gender bias. But the point of that question.
02:16You know, more meatier. Rather than playing second fiddle to the heroes...
02:20I gave you examples of four films right now.
02:22That is... I disagree with that.
02:23Where girls, you cannot take credit away from those girls.
02:26Ramlila and Chennai Express as well.
02:26Yeah, you can't.
02:28That is something that is definitely there.
02:30And that is the change in the movie business today.
02:33You'll see it's a brilliant change.
02:45These are female-centric, incredible movies.
02:49But at the same time, you'll see in commercial mainstream films with main heroes,
02:54you will see girls making a space for themselves.
02:57You can't deny the girls anymore.
03:00And writers are writing it.
03:02That's the beauty of the change that is happening.
03:04But to me, it is very difficult and it's scary
03:10for an actor, female, to stand on the poster yourself.