Abhishek Bachchan had once addressed pay parity in Bollywood and revealed how his wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was paid more than him.
Tagged as one of the power couples of Bollywood, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are pure love goals. It was the happiest moment for Bollywood fanatics when the queen of hearts, Aishwarya had fallen in love with the aankhon ka taara of the Bachchan family, Abhishek Bachchan. After falling in love on the sets of Dhoom 2, Abhishek had proposed Aishwarya during the filming of Guru.
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The handsome Abhishek and the former Miss World, Aishwarya had tied the knot on April 20, 2007. Even after 14 years of marital bliss, every picture of this lovely couple gives a glimpse of their everlasting love. In 2011, Abhishek and Aishwarya had become proud parents to a baby girl, whom they have named Aaradhya Bachchan.
During a 2018 event with filmmaker, Shoojit Sircar, Abhishek Bachchan had talked about pay parity and shared how his wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was paid more than him. Revealing that Aishwarya’s pay check was higher than him in eight out of nine films they did together, Abhishek had said, “There’s a huge debate on gender parity in the film business and in other industries. I’ve worked in nine films with my wife and in eight of those, she’s got paid more than I have.”
Sharing his thoughts about how talent surpasses everything, Abhishek had continued, “The highest-paid actor in Piku was Deepika (Padukone). It’s a business and if you are a saleable actor, you get paid accordingly. You can’t be a new actress and demand to be paid the same as Shah Rukh Khan.” Abhishek and Aishwarya have worked together in movies like Kuch Na Kaho, Guru, Raavan, Dhoom 2, Dhai Akhsar Prem Ke, Sarkar Raj, Umrao Jaan and Bunty Aur Babli.
When Shoojit had asked Abhishek on whether he is fine with the idea of his daughter, Aaradhya becoming an actress, the doting father had replied, “No. But before I answer that, I would like to give this some context and perspective. The two women who are close to me, my mother and my wife have worked in the industry on their own terms. They’ve never been forced to do anything they didn’t want to do.”
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Abhishek Bachchan is a proud husband and has always spoken heartfelt words for his ‘superwoman’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. One such instance that proved how proud Abhishek is of Aishwarya, is when he had tweeted a lovely note for his wife on Twitter.
On September 09, 2018, Aishwarya was awarded the prestigious Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first edition of Women In Film and Television (WIFT) India. The doting and proud husband couldn’t control his excitement and had tweeted, “And the Mrs. is awarded the Meryl Streep award for excellence at WIFT. The little one gives her a congratulatory hug, and I look on (to the photo) a very proud husband!”
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On the work front, Abhishek was last seen in the movie, The Big Bull and his upcoming movies are Bob Biswas and Dasvi.