Actor Deepika Padukone sparked a debate about actors’ eight-hour work shifts in 2025 when she reportedly exited Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit and the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD. It led to a wide range of responses from several big names in the industry, from Kareena Kapoor to Rana Daggubati. The discourse resurfaced on social media after a digital media platform shared an opinion piece on the actor’s demands. The actor ‘liked’ the article on Instagram. (Also read: Kareena Kapoor, Ananya Panday back Deepika Padukone’s eight-hour shift demand: ‘You should be able to say what you want’) Deepika Padukone has talked about fixed working hours on set. (Photo: Instagram) Deepika likes post on her 8-hour work demand Deepika liked the post from The Quint, authored by Debiparna Chakraborty, which noted how the actor decided to walk out of two big-ticket films, sparking a debate over her professionalism. The article noted that Deepika herself called out the industry’s hypocrisy: male actors have been working on fixed-hour shifts for years, but when a female actor demands the same, …