Overview
- In a new Harper’s Bazaar interview, Padukone says the Rs 100–600 crore benchmarks no longer define what she pursues.
- She explains that authenticity drives her decisions and she has declined very large pay offers that did not feel honest.
- She highlights a shift toward mentoring and producing with a focus on enabling storytellers such as writers, directors and first‑time producers.
- She advocates normalising eight‑hour workdays and cautions against glorifying burnout, noting that her own office follows such policies.
- Media reports link her exits from Spirit and Kalki 2898 AD to pay and work‑hour demands, while she remains attached to Siddharth Anand’s King with Shah Rukh Khan.