Deepika Padukone exits Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit after clash over ‘unprofessional demands’?

Deepika Padukone was earlier reportedly in talks to star in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s upcoming actioner, Spirit, headlined by Prabhas. However, now, as per several reports in Telugu media outlets, the actor has been dropped from the film after a clash with the makers over ‘unprofessional demands’.

As per reports, Deepika asked for a remuneration of Rs 40 crore with profit sharing along with a six-hour working day and also refused to speak Telugu dialogues for the film.

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Sandeep Reddy Vanga got the shock of his life when Deepika Padukone refused to shoot for more than 6 hours a day for Spirit. That's not all, the actress, via her agency, also started to demand an amendment to the contract. Their point of contention was simple — if the shoot extends beyond 100 days, Deepika will have to be paid extra for every single day of shoot beyond the commitment on paper."

However, there hasn’t been an official confirmation of the same from the makers.

Sandeep is reportedly already looking for replacements for Deepika’s role in the film, which is backed by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and is set to go on floors this October.

Deepika was last seen in the multilingual sci-fi thriller Kalki 2898 AD, which also starred Prabhas. As per reports, she is set to star in Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming actioner King, helmed by Siddharth Anand.