Deepika
Paduko e
stepped
away
f om
Sa deep
Reddy
Va ga’s
‘Spi it’
back
i
Ap il
2025.
He
depa tu e
f om
the
pa -I dia
p oject
had
spa ked
massive
co t ove sy
at
the
time,
with
the
filmmake
maki g
allegatio s
o
social
media
a d
the
i dust y
e gagi g
i
a
b oade
debate
ove
acto s’
wo ki g
hou s.
The
co t ove sy
esu faced
this
week
afte
P a ay,
the
di ecto ‘s
b othe ,
claimed
that
o e
of
the
easo s
behi d
Deepika’s
exit
was
he
alleged
dema d
fo
a
sha e
i
the
film’s
p ofits.
Deepika
Paduko e
met
Sa deep
Reddy
Va ga
o ly
o ce
Acco di g
to
Hi dusta
Times,
Deepika
met
Sa deep
o ly
o ce
i
he
life
a d
the
filmmake
a ived
a
whole
hou
late
to
the
meeti g.
The
act ess
took
the
est
of
the
meeti g
p ofessio ally.
I
the
meeti g,
o ly
a
o e-li e
of
the
film
was
sha ed.
She
did ’t
eceive
a
full
a atio
of
the
film.
Mo eove ,
the
epo t
also
me tio ed
that
Deepika
eve
commits
to
a
p oject
without
eceivi g
a
full
a atio .
So,
‘Spi it’
was
eve
a
pa t
of
Deepika’s
co side atio
set
to
begi
with.
Sa deep
is
the
ki d
of
filmmake
Deepika
would
eve
collabo ate
with,
give
his
misogy ist
atu e:
o e
that
is
g eatly
evide t
ot
o ly
i
his
off-sc ee
pe so a
but
i
his
movies
too.
Deepika
Paduko e’s
dema d
fo
fixed
wo k
hou s
Last
yea ,
Deepika
had
bee
i
discussio s
with
Sa deep
fo
‘Spi it’,
his
P abhas-sta e
p oject.
Howeve ,
it
came
to
light
i
Ap il
that
she
had
walked
away
f om
the
film.
Repo ts
suggested
that
the
acto ,
as
a
ew
mothe ,
had
equested
a
fixed
eight-hou
wo kday,
a
dema d
the
p oductio
epo tedly
did
ot
ag ee
to.
A ou d
the
same
time,
the
make s
of
‘Kalki
2898
AD’
also
a ou ced
he
exit
f om
the
sequel
via
a
post
o
X,
t igge i g
widesp ead
discussio s
o li e
a ou d
p ofessio alism,
wo k-hou
bou da ies,
a d
pay
st uctu es
i
big-budget
films.
Deepika
Paduko e
faces
backlash
f om
Sa deep
Reddy
Va ga
Followi g
epo ts
that
T iptii
Dim i
would
step
i
as
Deepika’s
eplaceme t,
claims
su faced
suggesti g
that
Deepika
had
exited
the
film
due
to
discomfo t
with
ce tai
i timate
sce es.
Reacti g
to
this,
di ecto
Sa deep
posted
a
a g y
message
o
Twitte ,
seemi gly
aimed
at
Deepika.
I
May
2025,
he
w ote,
“Whe
I
a ate
a
sto y
to
a
acto ,
I
place
100%
faith.
The e
is
a
u said
NDA
(No -Disclosu e
Ag eeme t)
betwee
us.
But
by
doi g
this,
you’ve
‘DISCLOSED’
the
pe so
that
you
a e….
Putti g
dow
a
You ge
acto
a d
ousti g
my
sto y?
Is
this
what
you
femi ism
sta ds
fo ?”.
Deepika
Paduko e’s
alleged
dema d
fo
p ofit
sha e
The
debate
esu faced
this
past
week
whe
P a ay,
Sa deep’s
b othe ,
claimed
that
Deepika’s
exit
was
pa tly
d ive
by
he
dema d
fo
a
10%
p ofit
sha e
i
the
film.
I
a
i te actio
with
NTV
Telugu,
P a ay
Reddy,
“The
easo
is
the
same
as
what
was
al eady
me tio ed.
O e
was
emu e atio ,
the
seco d
was
timi g.
Apa t
f om
that,
the e
a e
some
othe
easo s,
too.
Soo
afte ,
eve ythi g
we t
ove boa d.
See,
she
ca
ask
fo
a ythi g.
If
we
a e
willi g
to
give,
we
ca
give.
But
the
eco omics
should
also
wo k
out
fo
us.
We
thought
that
it
was
ot
wo ki g.
This
is
why
we
thought
of
othe
optio s.
O ce
we
sta ted
looki g
fo
othe
optio s,
they
sta ted
leaki g
eve ythi g.”
Deepika
Paduko e’s
espo se
to
the
backlash
O
F iday,
Deepika
liked
a
I stag am
post
that
pushed
back
agai st
Sa deep
a d
P a ay’s
comme ts,
applaudi g
he
fo
dema di g
‘what
me
outi ely
get’
withi
the
i dust y.
Deepika
Paduko e’s
upcomi g
p ojects
Mea while,
T iptii
la ded
the
film’s
female
lead
ole
alo gside
P abhas,
with
thei
fi st
look
u veiled
o
New
Yea ‘s
Day
2026.
The
cast
also
i cludes
Vivek
Obe oi
i
a
lead
pa t,
a d
the
film
is
scheduled
to
hit
sc ee s
o
Ma ch
5,
2027.
As
fo
Deepika,
she
has
two
upcomi g
eleases
li ed
up,
‘Ki g’,
which
eu ites
he
with
Shah
Rukh
Kha
a d
is
set
fo
a
Decembe
elease,
a d
Atlee’s
‘Raaka’
opposite
Allu
A ju ,
eleasi g
ext
yea .
