India, Nov. 3 -- Actor Sonarika Bhadoria, best known for playing Goddess Parvati in the popular mythological show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, recently spoke about facing pay disparity in the television industry. During an episode of Hauterrfly's Male Feminist podcast, Sonarika revealed that she was replaced after asking for a pay hike.

Without naming the show, its actors or producers, Sonarika recalled a time when she had been working on a television show for a year. She said the show had gained higher TRPs over time and added, "Forget about GRP, TRPs were so good that the channel gave us a party. You would ask for appreciation or an increment. But on this they asked me, 'No, on what basis are you asking for a hike?'"

She then recalled that...