Real Reason Behind Deepika exit from Kalki
June 5, a post was uploaded on an
Instagram handle, speculating that Deepika Padukone may be dropped from the
sequel to Kalki 2898 AD (2024). The report further stated that
‘her demand for shorter work hours post-motherhood is reportedly causing
friction on sets. Kalki 2 makers are considering reducing or
removing her role’ Now offivailly she is out of Kalki 2. Even before shooting started this report came and it had given an inkling of the Producers to drop her after she walked out Prabhas film Spirit.
Vyjayanthi Movies team is said to have cribbed about Deepika
asking that 26 of her personal staff be given the 7 Star treatment given to her
and a luxury vanity van at her disposal, this far from true. Such issues never
cropped up as the production company has worked with Deepika before. The point
which the production company wanted a rethink was 7 hour schedule and every
hour after that to be charged pro rata the salary of the actor. It means that
as doing VFX might prolong a call sheet the production team will end up paying
more than double. As compromise could be woeked out the option was to say
goodbye. Apart from this no issues has been raised, Atlee camp sources say that
Deepika has put same conditions and they have agreed, However Vyjayanthi Movie
has a point when they say that Priyanka Chopra does not have this clause in her
deal with Rajamouli- Mahesh Babu team and that she coming from Hollywood has
not pitched this 7 hour work clause. Producers had no issue with 25 % fee hike
and reports said that they wanted her to stick to Kalki Part 1 fee as Prabhas
had not asked for a hike, Prabhas takes an advance and gets a share of the
profits.
Back in
May, Deepika was replaced in Spirit, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
Reports suggested the fallout stemmed from scheduling and contractual
disagreements. As a new mother, Deepika had reportedly requested an 8-hour
workday, which translated to about 6 hours of actual shooting time. Questioning the actor's sense of feminism, Sandeep Vanga wrote on X:
"When I narrate a story to an actor, I place 100% faith. There is an
unsaid NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) between us. But by doing this, You've
'DISCLOSED' the person that you are... Putting down a Younger actor and ousting
my story? Is this what your feminism stands for?
He then
criticised what he called dirty PR tactics: "As a filmmaker, I put years
of hard work behind my craft & for me, filmmaking is everything. You didn't
get it. You won't get it. You will never get it.
Producer
Ramesh Taurani in 2012 complained about Deepika as she walked out of Race 2 . She shot for 6 days
and quit as she got a Hollywood project.
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