Actors almost never confess they've been paid less than their co-stars in a film, but superstar Amitabh Bachchan isn't one of them.
After an acting career spanning over 47 years, the 73-year-old actor is not afraid of stating that actor Deepika Padukone has more star power than him in Bollywood despite her comparatively recent run in the industry.
"In Piku, Deepika Padukone was paid more than me." he says in an interview with Bollywood Life.
He goes on to explain why, "That explains two things; One, that she's obviously more important than me, and two, that I've lost my price scale, because I've been working for so long I'm not that important enough to get that kind of money."
At which point the interviewer cuts in and responds, "That's not true."
"It is," says Amitabh. "It's a fact."
Piku was a success at the box office and received critical acclaim upon release. It won Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan the Best Actor awards at Filmfare while also bagging the Best Film award.
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