New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- India's highest-paid actress is Priyanka Chopra, earning around Rs.30 crore per film. In contrast, actor Allu Arjun is the highest-paid actor in India, taking home a whopping Rs.300 crore for Pushpa 2: The Rule. The vast gap between these figures speaks volumes about the gender pay disparity in the industry - a stark contrast to an era when this actress was the highest-paid star in India, even earning more than Shah Rukh Khan, Salman, Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth. In fact, she was so admired that even Rajinikanth once wanted to propose to her.

The actress was none other than the late Sridevi.

Back in the 90s, Sridevi, often called one of India's first lady superstar, made history by becoming the fi...