Deepika Padukone surprise action on Spirit

It is known that ever since Deepika Padukone exited from Spirit starring Prabhas under the direction of Sandeep Vanga, controversy broke out. On Friday, Deepika liked a post on Instagram that called out Sandeep and Pranay for their stance, which praised the actor for asking for ‘what men routinely get’ in the industry.

She liked the post "Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s brother Pranay claims Deepika Padukone asked for a 10 per cent profit share of Spirit and I’m just wondering, did we forget male actors have been doing this for years? Why is a woman doing the same NEWS? (sic)"

While Deepika cited that she demanded 8 hours working conditions, the makers stated that she demanded even more. Now Pranav Reddy, producer of Spirit made startling revelations.

He said “Deepika Padukone has met Sandeep Reddy Vanga all of once in her life. Not to mention, the filmmaker arrived a whole hour late to the meeting! Deepika took the rest of the meeting professionally. In the meeting, only a one-liner of the film was shared. She didn’t receive a full narration of the film. Deepika never commits to a project without receiving a full narration. So, Spirit was never a part of Deepika’s consideration set to begin with.”

He added “The reason is the same as what was already mentioned. One was remuneration, the second was timing. Apart from that, there are some other reasons, too. Soon after, everything went overboard. See, she can ask for anything. If we are willing to give, we can give. But the economics should also work out for us. We thought that it was not working. This is why we thought of other options. Once we started looking for other options, they started leaking everything.”

A source shared “Sandeep Reddy Vanga is the kind of filmmaker Deepika Padukone would never collaborate with, given his misogynist nature: one that is greatly evident not only in his off-screen persona but in his movies too.”

Earlier Sandeep reacted angrily posting “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?”

---- Pramod Nandivada