Sonakshi Sinha helps Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift demand, reacts to her exit from Spirit: ‘It’s very reasonable motive’

Jun 23, 2025 03:13 PM IST

Sonakshi Sinha helps Deepika Padukone’s name for an eight-hour workday within the movie trade, emphasizing the necessity for private time past shoots.

The debate round a structured work atmosphere and an eight-hour shift for actors started within the trade after Deepika Padukone reportedly exited Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit because of her calls for for a similar not being met. Since then, many actors have weighed in on the difficulty. Now, in an interview with India Today, Sonakshi Sinha has additionally backed Deepika, stating that everybody wants time for themselves.

Sonakshi Sinha reacts to Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift demand.

Sonakshi Sinha backs Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift demand

Supporting Deepika, Sonakshi mentioned she’s totally in favour of the eight-hour work shift and, reacting to Deepika’s reported exit from Spirit, added, “I don’t even know if it’s true or not. But if it is, it’s a very fair reason. I’ve worked with actors who don’t work beyond eight hours. So, I don’t see why it should be any different for female actors as well. It also depends on the requirements of the project and all. You can schedule it in a way that accommodates those hours. There are a lot of other things to shoot with other people, which you can finish off in the same time. I think it’s very achievable.”

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She mentioned that in her 15 years within the trade, she has met actors who labored lower than her and typically actors who labored longer hours, and added, “That’s high quality. But like, you do want time for your self past the shoot as effectively. Today, if I’m doing a movie the place I’m required to be extraordinarily match, I would like these two hours to go to the gymnasium. Well, in the event you put me on set for 12 to 14 hours, I will not have the ability to do it. If I do not want to try this, I’ll provide you with 12 hours fortunately. I’ll provide you with 10 hours fortunately. But the place it isn’t required, then I’m certain changes may be made.”

Deepika had reportedly made a couple of calls for earlier than exiting Vanga’s Spirit, which included an eight-hour workday, a share within the movie’s income, and never talking her dialogues in Telugu. The director reportedly declined these requests. Later, Deepika was changed by Triptii Dimri because the lead reverse Prabhas.

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Sonakshi Sinha’s upcoming film

Sonakshi will subsequent be seen in Nikita Roy, directed by her brother and debutant filmmaker Kussh S Sinha. The supernatural thriller additionally stars Paresh Rawal, Arjun Rampal and Suhail Nayyar in key roles and is scheduled for theatrical launch on 27 June 2025. The movie is ready to conflict on the field workplace with Kajol’s horror movie Maa, backed by Ajay Devgn.