Overview

• An old Film Companion interview resurfaced this week showing Padukone’s long-held advocacy for eight-hour shooting days and hourly overtime pay.
• High-profile actors and directors are now calling for standard eight-hour workdays and mental health safeguards on film sets.
• Bollywood producers are under pressure to adopt mechanisms for hourly overtime compensation after crew members reported extended schedules.
• Padukone’s push draws on her personal battle with depression to emphasize that sufficient downtime boosts productivity and well-being.
• Triptii Dimri has been cast as the female lead in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit, replacing Padukone in the Prabhas-starred project.