Spirit Controversy: Pranay Reddy Vanga claims Deepika Padukone made ‘unreasonable’ demands; says, “She demanded 10 percent from the film’s profit”
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Spirit, starring Prabhas and Triptii Dimri, is scheduled to rollout in March 2027.
Adding to this, In a recent interview with NTV, Pranay spoke about the circumstances surrounding Deepika’s exit. He shared the discussions involved her remuneration, working hours and other aspects of the project. “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,” he shared.
Meanwhile, According to Pranay, Sandeep had been in talks with Deepika for around one-and-a-half years and was keen to have her on board. He also suggested that her recent box-office success gave her greater leverage during negotiations. However, he shared the final decision to move ahead with another star was Sandeep’s.
Notably, #DeepikaPadukone asked for unreasonable Remuneration hike, her schedule was unprofessional & unfair to the rest of the team, and she wanted 10% of post rollout profit from #Spirit - #PranayReddyVanga
As per the latest buzz, This led to Sandeep choosing #TriptiDimri 👀 #Prabhas #SandeepReddyVanga pic.twitter.com/GnafTRUWXv
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On top of that, Pranay further claimed that Deepika had asked for a share in the movie’s profits. “She demanded 10 percent from the movie’s profit. Soon after, everything went overboard. See, she can ask for anything. If we are willing to give, we can give. But the economics (budget) 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.”
He also alleged that details discussed privately about the movie’s story and Deepika’s character later became public. “We discussed the story and character with her. Things discussed internally should not be revealed but she leaked all of them. That is why we are disturbed,” he shared.
Source: Bollywood Hungama