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100 Women

2022

BBC 100 Women in Conversation: Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Duration: 22 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Channel HDLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Available for 9 months

Priyanka Chopra Jonas never dreamt of becoming famous, but then she won the 2000 Miss World pageant, which provided a 'small-town girl' with a springboard for an international career. But she says she was getting paid 10% of her male co-actor's salary while starring in Bollywood movies, and it's been only during her most recent acting engagement in Hollywood that she has seen the gender pay gap closing for her.

In an interview with BBC 100 Women's Yogita Limaye, the Indian actress and producer speaks about her experience with pay parity, body shaming and the pressure social media can bring. Show less

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