Overview

• Veteran director Suneel Darshan called Padukone’s request for eight-hour shooting days “unreal” and urged producers to secure written guarantees of full-day commitment.
• Soha Ali Khan backed the proposal and recounted how motherhood reshaped her priorities and deadlines on set.
• Other stars including Vikrant Massey and Rashmika Mandanna have expressed support for formal shoot-day limits to safeguard well-being.
• Contradicting reports claim Padukone’s exit from Spirit stemmed from demands for profit participation and a fee hike rather than fixed hours.
• Neither Deepika Padukone nor Sandeep Reddy Vanga has clarified the specifics, leaving the debate over humane schedules unresolved.