'Pay scale should be according to box office success'

The actor says pay parity is essential, but should be decided by box office success more than gender.

"The debate on pay parity is a thought which has been put out. The pay should be according to genre, how the box office is and box office success," Kajol said.

"Pay equality is coming up to par. To call it a 'trend' would be a strange (it is) something that should be a natural fact of life," she added.

Kajol, who made her Hindi film debut with Rahul Rawail's Bekhudi in 1992, and is known as the most natural actor of the 1990s, has always been clear what type of roles she wanted to do, genres she wanted to explore.

She said, "I have done what I thought was right. Some of it has paid off and some were mistakes".

After the birth of her daughter in 2003, she did a few films like Fanaa, U Me Aur Hum, My name is Khan. and again, after Yug's birth, Kajol decided she would devote her time to motherhood. She came back in 2015 with Dilwale, and is busy with Eela. She has also lent her voice to the character of Helen Parr a.k.a Elastigirl, in the Hindi version of Disney Pixar's Incredibles 2.