Overview
- In a new Filmfare interview, Apte says she will not work beyond 12 hours, counting travel, hair, makeup and the shoot.
- She sets weekly days off and prefers a five-day week, saying travel time must be built into shift planning.
- She reports multiple arguments after refusing long shifts and says many in the industry do not support these terms.
- She allows rare exceptions for small films that cannot function otherwise but calls the 12-hour cap non-negotiable.
- She rejects the idea that hiring a nanny solves the problem, as coverage links her stance to reports of Deepika Padukone seeking eight-hour days.