Ever since Deepika Padukone’s exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Spirit’ due to her alleged demand for an eight-hour workday made headlines, discussions continue to swirl around in the film industry, with many coming forward to voice their thoughts.

Actor Ishaan Khatter also shared his take on the matter, calling it an “important conversation.”

Speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2025 session, Ishaan opened up on being part of projects where the “protocol of time” was “abused.”

The ‘Homebound’ actor emphasised the need to be considerate about people and their situations.

“I’ve been on sets where sometimes the protocol of time has been abused… But that is something I would say is an important conversation… I’m an actor and I can work as many hours, but they (filmmakers) should be considerat

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