Legendary actor Madhuri Dixit is in the news these days for Mrs. Deshpande. The actress will be seen in a completely new avatar in this series. Meanwhile, an interview clip of Madhuri Dixit went viral where she was seen talking about 8-hour working shifts.

‘I am a workaholic, I work more than 12 hours a day…’
In an interview given to ANI, Madhuri Dixit said- ‘When we were shooting Mrs. Deshpande, we worked more than 12 hours every day. I am a workaholic and that is absolutely fine for me. But if any woman is raising her voice regarding her working shift, that is her perspective.

What is Deepika Padukone’s 8 hour working shift controversy?
In the last several months, there has been an uproar in Bollywood regarding shift working. It started with Deepika Padukone when she talked about 8 hour working shifts. After this, he had to lose the sequel of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film ‘Spirit’ and Nag Ashwin’s film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. In an interview given to CNBC TV 18, the actress raised this issue and said that Bollywood is quite disorganized.

Had an altercation with Sandeep Reddy Vanga
According to media reports, there was a big dispute between Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Deepika Padukone. This dispute regarding fees and working shifts continued for a long time. According to reports, Deepika Padukone was going to play the role of main lead actress in Prabhas starrer film ‘Spirit’. But later it was told that due to limited working shifts and demand of a fee of Rs 40 crore, Sandeep Reddy Vanga dropped the actress from the film.

Although Deepika Padukone had accused the filmmaker, Sandeep Reddy Vanga rejected her saying that he did not have the budget and he could pay higher fees to the male actors.

About ‘Mrs. Deshpande’
Madhuri Dixit’s thriller series ‘Mrs. Deshpande’ will stream on Jio Hotstar from December 19. It has been described as the official remake of the French thriller ‘La Monte’. Madhuri Dixit’s role in ‘Mrs. Deshpande’ will be completely different and after watching the trailer it is clear that she will have a gray shade character in the series.