Mini Mathur opens up on Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit over 8-hour shift demand: “Deepika, you don’t need this s**t…she has earned that demand; The boys’ club just went TOXIC on her” 8 : Bollywood News

Mini Mathur gave a lovely in-depth interview to The Times of India about parenting, how Kabir Khan is as a hubby and her bond with her 22-year-old son Vivaan and 16-year-old daughter Sairah. While talking about work-life balance faced by working mothers, the topic veered towards the recent episode involving Deepika Padukone. As per reports, she walked out of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit as her demand to work for eight hours a day was not accepted.

Mini Mathur opens up on Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit over 8-hour shift demand: “Deepika, you don’t need this s**t…she has earned that demand; The boys’ club just went TOXIC on her”

Mini Mathur extended her support to Deepika Padukone, “I think it's a very legit demand for any mom and I think the response has been very ungrateful. The boys’ club just went toxic on her. In a country where families are so tight-knit and we all have mothers who have nurtured us, here is an actress who is A-plus-plus, who has given us such loved films. She has just had a baby. You should be happy for her. You should give her that grace. If she wants to look after her baby after eight hours of shooting, how does that become a problem?”

She added, “This is why our industry will never progress the way the West operates where you can be openly pregnant, delivering and getting breaks to pump during shoots. Deepika, you don’t need this s**t. Go spend time with your baby and work with somebody who thinks you're worth that time. I think she has earned that demand. There are heroes who come on set for two hours when they promised you a 12-hour shift. Here's a woman who's saying that for eight hours, she will come committed and the powers decided that it was too much of an ask. I think Deepika should just not work with such people.”

In the same interview, Mini Mathur also said that she couldn’t host season 4 of ‘Indian Idol’ “because there’s never been a pregnant host on TV”.

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