New mom Kiara Advani backs 8-hour shift demand: ‘Burnout helps no one’

Updated On: 24 December, 2025 11:36 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Kiara Advani joins the eight-hour workday debate, saying burnout helps no one. The new mom shares her three-word mantra—dignity, balance and respect. She also reveals how motherhood has made her more focused and ambitious

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Actress Deepika Padukone was in the news this year after her exit from Spirit due to her demand for an eight-hour workday. This move sparked a huge debate, with several filmmakers and actors sharing their opinions on work-life balance. Joining the bandwagon is new mom Kiara Advani, who swears by three mantras in her life.

Kiara Advani on eight-hour workday

In an interview with Vogue, Kiara opened up about the ongoing debate surrounding the idea of an eight-hour workday in the film industry. When asked about it, she opined, “Burnout helps no one in any industry.” She also spoke about the ‘three-word mantra’ that she uses at work and at home with those she works with: “Dignity. Balance. Respect.” When asked about her cure for mental exhaustion, Kiara shared that it was the “sound of Saraayah giggling in her sleep.”

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