‘Deepika Padukone’s 8-hr demand is right’: Veteran Paintal exposes the ’14-hour exploitation’ in TV industry | Bollywood News
Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour work shift advocacy has led to a wider debate in the industry. While several celebs sided with her stand, others condemned her demand, terming it as a mandate for an acting career. Now, veteran actor Paintal has weighed in on the limited working hours condition. Popular for films like Bawarchi (1972) and Piya Ka Ghar (1972), he recalled sticking to 8-hour work shifts during his era while shifts later became 10 hour-long. In a recent interview, he also revealed that TV actors still have to shoot for 14 hours a day, documented in their contracts officially. During a conversation with Vickey Lalwani, Paintal was asked to reflect upon Deepika’s 8-hour a day shift demand, and he replied, “Filmmaking is a creative job and creative work has its own requirements. Creative mind is not physically tiring, its mentally and emotionally tiring. In our old time, we used to have 8-hour shifts. However, if it is important to extend – an actor isn’t available the next day, a set is being removed, or any …
