Shefali Shah called hotel suite, vanity van a basic necessity, talked about ‘fixed working hours’

If you have a meeting, where will you sit, on my bed?
Shefali described her demands as basic needs—like a hotel suite, vanity van and clean toilets—but said she was often considered to be a tantrum for these. The actress says, “I consider myself a very reasonable person. I ask for basic things and there is a logic behind asking for things. Like I want a good room or a suite. But they ask, ‘Why do you want a suite?’ Because my hair and makeup are all setup there. Where is the space in a hotel room other than the bed? So where will you keep all these things? You want to have a creative meeting with me? So where will I sit? on the bed? Will you allow it? This is a basic thing. But people consider it a luxury. If you don’t give me a suit, then give me an office space where I can do my trials.”

I speak for myself as well as the team
Emphasizing on team welfare, Shefali said that the demand for vanity van and toilet is not just for herself but for the entire team. “When I ask for a vanity van, it is not just for myself but for my team as well. I don’t like to see my team standing outside in the heat or rain. Many actors don’t care, but I don’t like it. You are asking for a decent van and toilet, and that too not just for myself. I raise my voice for my team too.”

Now I go at my fixed time
On the benefits of fixed hours, Shefali said that it also gives the crew a chance to go home. “A few months ago, I was shooting, and there was a fixed time in my contract, so I used to go. After 2-3 days, an AD and some crew members said, ‘Thank God she goes because this gives us the opportunity to go home, otherwise we would have stayed on the set, we live on the set.'”

Before Shefli, Deepika Padukone, after walking out of Kalki 2898 AD sequel and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film ‘Spirit’, told Brute India, “I think what I am asking is not ridiculously unfair, and someone who has worked a lot in the system would know the conditions under which we work. I am a top star, so I have to ask for these things, so imagine everyone else.” So, what will be the conditions for the crew?” She added, “I am not the first to make such a demand. In fact, many actors, male actors, have been working 8-hour shifts for years and it never makes headlines.”