The actor is championing mental wellness and balance, but her call for capped working hours highlights the tension between creativity, deadlines, and life off-screen

xAt a mental wellness event in Madhya Pradesh, Deepika Padukone addressed reports of her demanding fixed 8-hour workdays to balance motherhood and career. She also called out the industry’s longstanding double standards and gender discrimination. Amid swirling rumours, she finally chose to speak her mind. “By virtue of being a woman, if that’s coming across as being pushy or whatever, then so be it. But it is no secret that a lot of superstars, male superstars, in the Indian film industry, have been working for eight hours for years, and it’s never made headlines.”

‘This isn’t a 9-to-5 Profession’

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