Bollywood’s debate on the 8-hour work shift has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since Deepika Padukone exited from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s upcoming movie ‘Spirit,’ over a reported request for an 8-hour shift, the industry and fans are divided. Recently, the National Award-winning actress Rani Mukerji weighed in on the matter, sharing an anecdote from her own experience. Read on to know what Rani Mukerji said on the 8-hour shift debate amid the Deepika Padukone-Sandeep Reddy Vanga row.
Rani Mukerji says she worked for certain hours while filming ‘Hichki’ as she balanced motherhood
Rani Mukerji, in her conversation with ANI, shared that when she was shooting for the 2018 film ‘Hichki,’ she worked in tight hour shifts, as she had to rush back home to her daughter Adira, who was only 14 months old back then.“When I did ‘Hichki’, Adira was 14 months old, and I was still breastfeeding her, so I had to pump the milk and go in the morning, and I was shooting in a college in town.”She further explained how the entire team of the movie used to be prepared, so that the shoot could be wrapped up in time. “From my house in the suburbs in Juhu to that place, and the traffic takes about two hours. So I kind of made it a thing where in the morning I would leave at 6:30 after expressing my milk, and I would shoot. My first shot used to be at 8 in the morning and I used to wrap up everything by 12:30-1,” she said, before adding, “My unit and my director, they were so planned that for those 6-7 hours I used to finish my shoot and before the traffic would start in town, I used to be home by 3 o’clock. And I did my film like that.”
Rani Mukerji says it’s a choice, and nobody forces anyone to do anything
The actress further elaborated on the matter and said it is all about mutual understanding. She said, “These things are up in conversation today because maybe people are discussing it outside. But this has been the norm with all professions. I’ve also done it where I have worked for certain hours.” “If the producer’s okay with it, you go ahead with the film. If the producer’s not okay with it, you don’t do the film. So it’s also a choice. Nobody is forcing anything on anybody,” she quoted.
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