Kabir Khan backs Deepika Padukone in dispute with director

Kabir Khan has voiced his support for Deepika Padukone amid her ongoing dispute with Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

The 83 director, who collaborated with the Indian actress in the 2021 sports-drama, supported her stance on limiting workdays to eight-hour shifts.

In an exclusive conversation to Movified, the Indian filmmaker said, “Aamir Khan works on an eight-hour shift. Akshay Kumar too. So, I don’t see why Deepika should be denied the same.”

Later in the interview, the 53-year-old director discussed the “basic rules” of filmmaking, revealing that he personally never works more than 12 hours a day or on the the seventh day of the week.

“These are basic rules,” he told the outlet. “If a filmmaker doesn’t agree, they should have a valid reason. It’s that simple.”

The Chandu Champion director also reflected on the 25 crore fee demand by the Piku actress for her role in Spirit.

Kabir added, “Whoever brings in the viewers, whether it’s an actor, director, man, or woman… they deserve to be paid what they’re worth. Deepika consistently pulls crowds, so she rightly commands the fee she does.”

This comes on the wake of reports that the Padmaavat star has requested an eight-hour shift and ₹25 crore from the Spirit director.

For the unversed, the Om Shanti Om actress is also set to appear in Atlee and Allu Arjun’s upcoming project, AA22 X A6.