India, June 22 -- Following reports that Deepika Padukone has allegedly pulled out of Sandeep Reddy Vanga's forthcoming Telugu film, Spirit, Siddharth P. Malhotra has spoken out. The actor reportedly demanded an eight-hour workweek, which caused her to leave the Prabhas-starrer after she became a mother to daughter Dua Padukone Singh about nine months ago.

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The incident isn't the first time a prominent actor has imposed such limitations on working hours, according to Malhotra, who made his directorial debut with We Are Family (2010). He informed IANS, "We finished Hichki, the whole film, in 28 eight-h...