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Did Deepika walk out or Sandeep Rejected?
Updated : May 22, 2025
Deepika Padukone is one of the biggest powerhouses of Bollywood Cinema and a bonafide star. She made a successful combination with Shah Rukh Khan and more recently, both his 1000 crore blockbusters - Pathaan and Jawan- had her in leading role. So, if she makes unreasonable demands, would Bollywood just accept and tow along?
The rumor mills have been going overboard spreading that Sandeep Reddy Vanga "rejected" her due to her unreasonable demands to be part of Spirit. Conversely, she is said to be cast in Allu Arjun and Atlee's film. Many are asking if she walked out due to "creative differences" about her character or if really director rejected.
Sridevi put forth some exorbitant conditions when Baahubali makers approached her but she did Thalapathy Vijay's Puli, that came out an year later. Now, the makers of Spirit, the next film by Sandeep Reddy Vanga with Prabhas as the main lead, said to have approached Deepika and she put forth unreasonable demands.
Not going into specifics, one wonders, if she is known to put forth any unreasonable demands, she would not have been part of Kalki 2898 AD, with Prabhas in lead role and she will join Kalki 2 sets for sure. She did give lip sync to Telugu lines and she did not dub.
So, what changes for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's film? The makers are not in tone with paying Rs.20 crores paycheck and also for 8 hours shift timings. Sandeep Reddy already stated that he has no problem with actors coming at their time but he wants them to inform him beforehand and stick to it.
A 20-crore paycheck is not an unreasonable demand by a successful actress like Deepika Padukone as rumors stated Priyanka Chopra Jonas, asked for close to 25-30 crores paycheck for SSMB29 opposite Mahesh Babu in the direction of SS Rajamouli. Well, Rajamouli did not want to handle demands of Sridevi but he is okay with Priyanka?
The point seems to be simple, Deepika and Sandeep might have had disagreements about script and could have decided to not go forward. But this unreasonable demands rumor doesn't really sync in as she is now said to be a part of "AA22 X A6". Wouldn't Atlee also be afraid to handle all those demands, ask netizens.
Until, we know the real reasons behind anyone's inclusion or exclusion, these rumors can only be seen as mud-slinging activities and nothing much. Even she demands 8-hour shift and a big paycheck, for her stature it should not be a huge problem.
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