India, Oct. 13 -- After making a mark in the Hindi film industry, Shalini Pandey returned to South cinema this Dussehra with Dhanush co-starrer Idly Kadai. The actor has worked with some of the biggest names down South and also in Hindi. Ask her if even after having progressed so much, does she feel that the feathers of bigwigs get ruffled when a woman makes her demands in this industry, and she agrees.

The actor says, "It's a journey that has to be. Abhi hum bahut dur hain usse for things like equal pay. I am so glad that women in power, like (actor) Shabana Azmi have been fighting, talking and open about their wants, needs and rights as women. And these women have helped women like me and my generation, and so, now it's my duty too to ...