'Male Actors are More Valued' Says Anushka Sharma

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 Anushka Sharma could set the wheels rolling for another debate - gender inequality in Bollywood. The 29-year-old actress scored her maiden Bollywood film not only with Yash Raj Films but also a project starring Shah Rukh Khan.

 It was Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in 2008, which got her the Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress. Anushka is also one of those actresses, who has worked with all THE three Khans of Bollywood - Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir - made an observation which has also been pointed out by several actresses before - "Male actors are better valued than us in Hindi cinema," she told.

Previously, Anushka had also joined the nepotism debate which resurfaced after Karan Johar appointed Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan to take a dig at Kangana Ranaut for her branding of Mr Johar as the 'flag-bearer of nepotism'. 

Talking to reporters, Anushka said: "I have been launched by a banner like Yash Raj Films. They do not put anything before a new talent. That is their priority. So, I did not face such thing as nepotism. Having said that I think people can be treated differently in the same industry. And we should respect that."

 However, Anushka clarified, what she said about nepotism doesn't mean the ways of Bollywood can be hailed as absolutely fair. She explained and told "Who said that the industry was fair? Talking of the gender divide won't make it go away."

 "Films led by female actors do not open to remarkable numbers. A lot of us are trying to change that with the kind of work we do," mid-day quoted Anushka as saying, who owns the production house Clean Slate Films.  

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