Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- As discussions continue in the film industry over reports that Deepika Padukone's alleged demand for an eight-hour workday led to her exit from Spirit, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Prabhas, filmmaker Hansal Mehta has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding work culture in the Indian film industry.

On Thursday, Mehta, in a post on social media platform X, shared a detailed note, criticising the industry's long working hours and the normalisation of exhaustion among professionals. The filmmaker highlighted that unhealthy work patterns have become an accepted part of the entertainment industry, often at the expense of mental and physical well-being.

"In our line of work, a 12-hour day is politely cal...