Konkona Sen Sharma supports ‘progressive’ Deepika Padukone amid 8-hour shift debate: ‘Men come late and...’

Deepika Padukone, who recently embraced motherhood, grabbed headlines after her exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit and Kalki 2898 AD sequel over her demand for an 8-hour shift. While several celebs from the industry voiced their thoughts on this scenario, Konkona Sen Sharma showered his support on Deepika’s ‘progressive’ decision.

“I feel she is very progressive, and we need many more people like her,” said Koko. Talking about Deepika Padukone ’s fixed eight-hour shift, she added, “I think there should be some rules in the industry. We can’t work for 14-15 hours. We should have a 12-hour turnaround. We should have at least one day off in the week, especially for the technicians. It should be equal. It shouldn’t be like male actors are coming late and are working late, and women are leaving their children and working for long hours. It should be equal.”

Talking about her demand, Deepika told Brut India, “I don’t think what I am asking for is ridiculously unfair and I think only someone who has worked in the system enough will know the conditions that we work in. And I am saying this, if I may say so myself, a top star, so you can only imagine what the working conditions must be like for everyone else, for the crew, for example.”

“I am not the first one who has asked for something like this. In fact, there are a lot of actors, male actors, who have been working on a 8-hour shift for years and it’s never made headlines,” she added.

On the professional front, Deepika Padukone has two big projects under her kitty, with one being Shah Rukh Khan starrer King, directed by Siddharth Anand and the other one Atlee’s next featuring Allu Arjun as the lead protagonist.