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Rashmika Mandanna Backs 8-Hour Work Schedules On Set: 'Overworking Isn't Sustainable'
The actress, in a recent interview, said she often overworks, which isn't a sustainable approach in the industry.
Amid developing conversations around actress Deepika Padukone's plea for an 8-hour workday on sets, prominent Telugu film actress Rashmika Mandanna has acknowledged the need for film crews to follow organised work hours on set. In an interview with Gulte, Mandanna said she often exerts herself when she would ideally like to work sustainably. "Do what is comfortable for you. Get those 8 hours or 9 or 10 hours also, because trust me, that's going to save you in your later years," she said. "I've seen a lot of these conversations about work timings. I've done it both, and I'm telling you, this isn't worth it."
The actress said she tends to overwork and take on more than a normal human being should. "I'm also not someone who will tell my team that I can't do something for them. When they tell me they have this location only till now and that we have to shoot, I understand. But if I could choose for myself, I would say, please don't make us actors do that. Not just actors, but lightmen, directors, and everyone. Like how offices have 9-6 or 9-4 [workdays], let us have that." She went on to emphasise the importance of this on a person's future. "There is still a family life I want to focus on. Later on, I don't want to regret that I should've worked out and been healthy when I was younger."
Padukone has been in the news recently regarding her views on the matter. The actress exited two high-profile Telugu productions, Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit and Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898AD, over the need for 8-hour workdays on set. In a candid interview with CNBC TV18, the actor recently addressed the controversy surrounding her request, highlighting what she perceives as a persistent gender bias in the Indian film industry.
“By virtue of being a woman, if that comes across as pushy or whatever, then so be it,” Padukone said. “But it is no secret that a lot of male superstars in the Indian film industry have been working for eight hours a day for years, and it’s never made headlines.” She went on to point out that many male actors work standard eight-hour shifts from Monday to Friday and take weekends off, yet such arrangements rarely attract scrutiny.