India Bollywood Pay Gap-4FILE - In this July 16, 2014 file photo, Indian actor Kangana Ranaut displays a dress created by Indian designer Anju Modi at the India Couture Week, held by Fashion Design Council of India, in New Delhi, India. This is Bollywood’s year of the woman. Some of the biggest hits in India's prolific movie industry this year have female leads in female-oriented stories but a film actress gets paid a fraction of what their male counterparts command. "It's only going to get better from here as audiences are changing. We are moving toward a society where we have more educated and working class women," said Ranaut, the star of this summer's surprise hit, "Queen." "They'd like to see stronger women on screen." (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)
Saurabh Das
India Bollywood Pay Gap-3FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2014 file photo, Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan, right, and Katrina Kaif pose for the media during the music launch of their upcoming film "Bang Bang" in Mumbai, India. This is Bollywood’s year of the woman. Some of the biggest hits in India's prolific movie industry this year have female leads in female-oriented stories but a film actress gets paid a fraction of what their male counterparts command. Top male stars earn around 400 million rupees ($6.7 million) per film on average, apart from a share of the profits, according to industry experts. A-list actresses such as Deepika Padukone and Kaif get paid a tenth of that per film. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
Rafiq Maqbool
India Bollywood Pay Gap-2FILE - In this June 8, 2012 file photo, Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari arrives on the green carpet for the "IIFA Rocks!" concert as part of a three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Singapore. Some of the biggest hits in India's prolific movie industry this year have female leads in female-oriented stories but a film actress gets paid a fraction of what their male counterparts command. Top male stars earn around 400 million rupees ($6.7 million) per film on average, apart from a share of the profits, according to industry experts. A-list actresses such as Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif get paid a tenth of that per film. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
Wong Maye-E
India Bollywood Pay Gap-1FILE - In this July 8, 2011 file photo, Indian Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif attends a press conference to promote her upcoming movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara," or "Life won't come twice," in Ahmadabad, India. This is Bollywood’s year of the woman. Some of the biggest hits in India's prolific movie industry this year have female leads in female-oriented stories but a film actress gets paid a fraction of what their male counterparts command. Top male stars earn around 400 million rupees ($6.7 million) per film on average, apart from a share of the profits, according to industry experts. A-list actresses such as Deepika Padukone and Kaif get paid a tenth of that per film. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
Ajit Solanki
India Bollywood Pay GapFILE - In this Aug. 23, 2014 file photo, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra speaks during a promotional event for her film "Mary Kom" in Ahmadabad, India. This is Bollywood’s year of the woman. Some of the biggest hits in India's prolific movie industry this year have female leads in female-oriented stories. In “Mary Kom,” Chopra plays a female Olympic bronze-medal winning boxer. Previously, women were relegated to playing the male lead actor’s girlfriend, sister or mother in subservient roles reflecting the traditional dominance of men in Indian society. But for all their box-office success and newfound prominence, Bollywood actresses are asking: Where is the money? (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
Ajit Solanki
