Deepika Padukone’s One Like Reignites 8-Hour Shift Debate After Kalki 2898 AD Exit. More Inside
Deepika Padukone and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga faced controversy after she left the pan-India picture Spirit, starring Prabhas.
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone made headlines about her eight-hour work shift debate after she reportedly exited Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit and Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD sequel. Prominent stars like Ran Dagubatti and Kareena Kapoor Khan have also shared their stance on the same. And amid this, the actor has ‘liked’ the same on Instagram. Read to know about it here.
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A like from Deepika Padukone was seen on a post by The Quint, which stated how the actor decided to decline two big-ticket films, sparking debate over professionalism. The article also said how she called out the industry’s hypocrisy and that male actors have been working in shifts for years, but when a female dares to demand the same, it becomes a ‘tantrum.’
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Many on the internet agreed with it and supported Deepika for doing the same. One user wrote, First 8-hour shift can’t be labelled as a demand. An actor is putting in the 8 hours to finish the work. Male actors do the same – some of them have no decency but show up late. Why should women just keep sitting around for this? She was being branded as unprofessional by a section of the industry.”
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More On The Controversy
Deepika Padukone and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga faced controversy after she left the pan-India picture Spirit, starring Prabhas, due to conflicts about creative terms and an eight-hour workday. Her departure led to Triptii Dimri taking her place. The creators of Kalki 2898 AD also announced her departure from the sequel in a post on X, prompting an online debate about professionalism, work-hour constraints, and remuneration in big-budget films.
