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Kajol supports Deepika Padukone again amid Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Spirit' fiasco: 'Never worked for 20 hours because...'
The actress said, 'I was one of the few people who worked on one film at a time; I didn't do 4 films at the same time (like other actors). I used to finish one film, then start another.' read more
Actor Kajol says maintaining work-life balance has always been a priority since she started acting in the 1990s and the journey became easier with the support of her family as well as the producers.
'I was one of the few people who worked on one film at a time; I didn't do 4 films at the same time (like other actors). I used to finish one film, then start another. I didn't work for 20 or 30 hours. I was always very clear that we would work a certain amount only, and my mom also backed me up big time on it,' the 50-year-old actor told PTI in an interview.
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Actor Deepika Padukone's alleged exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Spirit' after the two did not agree over an eight-hour working shift among other conditions has sparked a discussion around shooting hours in the industry.
What Kajol said earlier
At the trailer launch of Maa, Kajol and Ajay Devgn addressed the debate that has happened post Deepika Padukone's exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's film Spirit. The debate continues to make noise on social media.
Kajol said, 'I love the fact if you can work less.' Ajay added by saying, 'Most of the honest filmmakers will not have a problem with this.'
The actor added, 'Even apart from being a mother and working for eight hours, usually people have started working for eight hours in a shift. Most of the industry does understand all this.'
Devgn also said, 'And apart from this being a mother and working for 8 hours, you should be able to start working for 8 to 9 hours shift. So I think it's person-to-person, but most of the industry does understand nowadays.'
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