{"id":73958,"date":"2025-10-11T14:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/73958\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T14:04:08","slug":"deepika-padukone-gets-support-from-pakistani-actor-iqra-aziz-amid-debate-around-8-hour-shift-demand-as-long-as-she","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/73958\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepika Padukone gets support from Pakistani actor Iqra Aziz amid debate around 8-hour shift demand: \u2018As long as she\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pakistani actor Iqra Aziz has voiced her support for Bollywood <\/a>actor Deepika Padukone<\/a> amid the ongoing debate over eight-hour work shifts in the Indian film industry. The discussion gained momentum after reports surfaced that Deepika had exited two major projects: Sandeep Reddy Vanga<\/a>\u2019s Spirit and the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD, reportedly because she requested an eight-hour workday.<\/p>\n

\"Deepika Deepika Padukone has been in the news for exiting two films this year: Kalki 2898 AD sequel and Spirit. Iqra Aziz supports Deepika<\/p>\n

Recently, Deepika addressed the controversy surrounding her request for an eight-hour workday. In an interview with CNBC-TV18<\/a>, the actor pointed out that male superstars have been following the same eight-hour schedule for years, yet it has \u201cnever made headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iqra took to Instagram to come forward and support Deepika, who welcomed her daughter Dua <\/a>last year. Iqra wrote a note for Deepika on her Instagram Stories while sharing a clip of Deepika\u2019s interview on the same.<\/p>\n

She wrote, \u201cThe emphasis isn’t on the 8-hour shift, but on her perceived demanding nature. A mother striving for work-life balance should be supported. As long as she meets her commitments, her colleagues should be team players and respect her time,\u201d Iqra added.<\/p>\n

\"Iqra Iqra Aziz took to Instagram to pen a note for Deepika Padukone. <\/p>\n

Apart from Iqra, filmmaker Hansal Mehta also took to social media to weigh in on the ongoing debate around the eight-hour work shift system in the film industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our line of work, a 12-hour day is politely called a \u201cshift.\u201d The truth is, between the chaos of shoots, the endless commute, hurried meals and barely a few hours of broken sleep, there\u2019s little left of us. Where does our mental health or physical well-being fit into this equation?,\u201d Hansal wrote on X, adding, \u201cThe normalisation of 12-hour working days feels exploitative. It should be the exception, not the standard.\u201d<\/p>\n

What did Deepika say on the stir<\/p>\n

Lately, Deepika has been in the spotlight for exiting Sandeep Reddy Vanga\u2019s Spirit, reportedly over her request for an 8-hour workday. She has also stepped away from Kalki 2898 AD, with the makers stating that the project demands a \u201chigher level of commitment\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the interview with CNBC-TV18, Deepika reacted when she was told she was facing a lot of pushback for her decision. She said, “By virtue of being a woman, if that’s coming across as being pushy or whatever, then so be it. But it is no secret that a lot of superstars, male superstars, in the Indian film industry, have been working for eight hours for years, and it’s never made headlines.”<\/p>\n

“I don’t want to take names now and make this into a whole thing, but it is very commonly, publicly known that a lot of male actors have been working for eight hours a day for years. A lot of them only work for eight hours Monday to Friday. They do not work on weekends,” she added.<\/p>\n

She also described the film industry as \u201cvery disorganised”, adding that she thinks “it’s time we brought in some system into this culture.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pakistani actor Iqra Aziz has voiced her support for Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone amid the ongoing debate over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,4778,49109,49108,93,17952,17657,61,60,410],"class_list":{"0":"post-73958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-deepika-padukone","10":"tag-deepika-padukone-iqra-aziz","11":"tag-eight-hour-work-shift","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-film-industry","14":"tag-hansal-mehta","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-mental-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}