Following actor Deepika Padukone’s call for reasonable work hours on film sets, director Hansal Mehta has highlighted the industry’s exhausting work culture. He explained that in filmmaking, a 12-hour workday is politely referred to as a “shift,” and long hours have become normalised. Mehta emphasised that daily wage-workers bear the brunt, often arriving first and leaving last, enduring harsh conditions.
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