India, June 7 -- Ever since news broke that Deepika Padukone turned down Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Prabhas-starrer Spirit, there has been a lot of conversation around the film industry being conducive to new working mothers, pay parity and more. Housefull 5 director Tarun Mansukhani thought he was speaking in support of Deepika's desire for an 8-hour work day when he said he'd also like to get home at a reasonable time to look after his dog. But the internet is miffed at him for comparing looking after a dog to a baby. (Also Read: Was Deepika Padukone ousted for demanding 10% profit share, Rs.25 cr for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit? New claims emerge)

Last month, a Pinkvilla report claimed that Deepika turned down Spirit over disagreements ab...