Saif Ali Khan champions family time for actors

Saif Ali Khan shared his views on success and the importance of being present for his family.

Actor Deepika Padukone’s reported exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit has been on top of headlines recently. According to multiple anonymous sources, the decision was allegedly due to the actor’s ‘unreasonable’ demands, one of which included a strict limit of working no more than eight hours a day. Amid this, Saif Ali Khan champions family time for actors.

Saif Ali Khan revealed what success to him is.

Saif revealed that success to him is being present for his loved ones. Speaking to the Arab Media Summit, Saif shared that his idea of success is choosing family over frenzy. He said, “I hate coming home and seeing the kids already asleep. That’s not success. Success is being able to say, ‘No, I need to go home now to catch that half hour with them.’ We get four holidays a year, and when my kids are on break, I don’t work. That time is sacred. I’m at that crazy age where I have to call both my mum and my children. You think it’s just your parents you have to check on — then you realise it’s both.”

Saif spoke about the importance of showing up.

Saif also spoke about the importance of showing up in the small ways and said, “Working is important, yes. But so is cooking pasta together, having a meal, and focusing on the kids. That’s the real glue of life. Success and privilege, for me, is being able to say no to work and yes to time with my family.”

Deepika Padukone-Sandeep Reddy Vanga controversy.

Deepika reportedly left Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit and was replaced by Triptii Dimri. She was labelled “unprofessional” for her demands, which included working only eight-hour shifts with a newborn at home. As per several sources, the actor also charged a substantial fee of ₹20 crore, sought a profit-sharing deal and declined to deliver her dialogues in Telugu.