The Indian film industry’s new 12-hour workday rule exposes old hierarchies while rendering gender parity in Bollywood as purely performative. Based on the false belief that women in the Bollywood film industry are putting in less working hours than men, a new circular is imposing a 12-hour work schedule applicable to both men and women in Bollywood. Women, led by Deepika Padukone, have objected to this 12-hour shift stating that not only is this not feasible for working moth