With Deepika Padukone leaving ‘Spirit’ and ‘Kalki 2′, the debate about 8-hour shift in films has become more intense. In a recent interview, he also said that many superstars work 8-hour shifts. Now an old video of Abhishek Bachchan is going viral in which he is telling about the shifts of working on the sets of Akshay Kumar. Let us know how many hours’ shift does Akshay Kumar do?

How many hours does Akshay Kumar shift?
Let us tell you that during the promotion of Housefull 3, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh had reached Kapil Sharma’s show. During this, Junior Bachchan had revealed, “As soon as we pack up, the most excited person is Akshay Kumar.”

Elaborating further about Khiladi Kumar’s shift, Abhishek said, “He does not work for more than eight hours, he will come to the set early in the morning… immediately the meter starts.” Ritesh said, “The time starts now.”

I dont even know why is this a news that @deepikapadukone wants to work 8 hours. @akshaykumar (darling of the establishment) is celebrated for his so-called discipline and working exactly 8 hours but when a woman demands her rights, it becomes a headline https://t.co/VhBy1X7G0O pic.twitter.com/3c0aG4Lnw9

— Swati K. (@mynameswatik) October 10, 2025

What did Deepika Padukone say about the shift of male actor?
During an interview with CNBC-TV18, Deepika Padukone had said, “It is no secret that many superstars, male superstars, in the Indian film industry have been working 8 hours a day for years, and it never made headlines.” The actress had further said, “I don’t want to take names right now and don’t want to make it such a big issue. Many of them work only 8 hours from Monday to Friday; they don’t work on weekends.”

Upcoming projects of Akshay Kumar-Abhishek
Akshay Kumar’s Jolly LLB 3 was recently released. This dark courtroom drama has been liked a lot. Many of Akshay Kumar’s films are in the pipeline including ‘Haivaan’, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Bhoot Bangla’. Meanwhile, Abhishek Bachchan will be seen in Shahrukh Khan and Suhana Khan starrer film ‘King’. The shooting of the film is going on.

Deepika Padukone’s upcoming films
After being out of ‘Spirit’ and ‘Kalki 2’, Dapika Padukone will now be seen in Shahrukh Khan, Suhana Khan starrer ‘King’. This film is going to be released next year. Apart from this, Deepika also has a film with Allu Arjun.