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Jimmy Shergill calls out 18-hour shifts for Bollywood crew

Jimmy Shergill calls out 18-hour shifts for Bollywood crew
After Deepika Padukone, Jimmy Shergill weighs in on long working hours in Bollywood: 'My fight is for the workers' · wionews.com

A movie actor named Jimmy Shergill said something important about the people who work behind the scenes on movies.

These workers build sets, fix lights, and do many other jobs.

Jimmy said these workers often stay at work for about 18 hours every day.

That is a very long time, longer than most grown-ups work.

He said the workers barely have time to see their families.

Jimmy thinks workers should have fixed working hours, like 12 hours, just like in other parts of the world.

He also said being an actor is a privilege because actors can rest after their movie is done, but workers cannot.

Another actor named Deepika Padukone also asked for shorter working hours, and people are talking about it a lot.

Jimmy believes health and family time are more important than money.

His new show about the Air Force will start on Netflix on August 7.

Key facts

Crew working hours
About 18 hours daily (12 hours of shooting plus 3 hours setup and 3 hours pack-up), plus travel time
Actor working hours
About 15 hours on set
Suggested global norm
Fixed 12-hour working days
Jimmy Shergill's stand
"My fight is for the workers"
Related debate
Deepika Padukone reportedly demanded an 8-hour shift; reports say it led to her exit from Spirit and Kalki 2
Upcoming project
Operation Safed Sagar on Netflix
Release date
August 7, global Netflix premiere
Series subject
Indian Air Force's 1999 Kargil War mission and the Golden Arrows Squadron

Quotes

Jimmy Shergill

Actor and activist speaking on labor conditions in Bollywood

“My fight is for the workers. 12 plus three plus three… 18 [hours], followed by their travel time back home. So he’s just going home to meet his wife and come back. What kind of life is he living? Somebody has to genuinely take care of that because health is the most important thing for the workers. A guy doing that every single day is not gonna last too long.”
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“From the time we are called, which is one to one-and-a-half hours before time, till the time we pack up, for actors, it’s 12 hours of shooting… which eventually becomes 15.”
indianexpress.com

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