Ajay Devgn backs eight-hour shifts for moms amid studies of Deepika Padukone’s exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Spirit’-OxBig News Network

Bollywood actors Kajol and Ajay Devgn attend the trailer launch of the upcoming Hindi-language mythological horror movie ‘Maa’, in Mumbai, Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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Actor Ajay Devgn backed the 8-hour shifts for moms amid studies of Deepika Padukone’s exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film Spirit. The movie has been within the information recently after studies claimed that Deepika determined to stroll away from the venture on account of sure working calls for, together with a request for an ‘eight-hour workday.’

While this sparked debate on-line, actor Ajay Devgn appears to have spoken in help of Deepika on the trailer launch of Maa, an upcoming horror movie that stars Kajol within the lead. When requested about his views on the calls for for an 8-hour shift, Devgn, with out taking names, stated, “It’s not that it’s not going down well with people. Most of the honest filmmakers will not have problems with it. Apart from this, being a mother and working for eight hours, most people have started working eight-to nine-hour shifts.”

“It’s person to person, and I feel most of the industry understands this,” he added. Earlier, Deepika was anticipated to star reverse Prabhas in Spirit, a movie backed by T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures. The movie is helmed by Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

The makers confirmed that actress Triptii Dimri, who was additionally seen in Animal, has joined the solid of Spirit. Just a few days again, Vanga took to his X and dropped a fiery put up. Though he didn’t title anybody immediately, many imagine Vanga was referring to Deepika Padukone, who reportedly stepped away from the venture lately.

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In a put up shared on his official X, Vanga voiced frustration over a damaged “unsaid NDA” and alleged betrayal of belief, and wrote, “When I narrate a story to an actor, I place 100 per cent faith. There is an unsaid NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) between us. But by doing this, you’ve ‘DISCLOSED’ the person that you are.”