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Deepika Padukone has not dropped out of Kalki 2, confirms source

The rumours of Deepika Padukone exiting Kalki 2 sparked days after a public fallout between Spirit director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the actress.

Deepika Padukone is very much part of Kalki 2. (Photo: Deepika Padukone/Instagram)

Earlier today, reports suggested that actress Deepika Padukone has dropped out of the sequel of Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD due to friction with its lead star, Prabhas. Now, a source close to the team has dismissed these rumours.

Speaking with NDTV, a source called the rumours of “friction on sets” “absolutely false”. According to the source, Kalki 2 is still in pre-production and has not gone on floors yet. “No shoot, no sets, no interaction and therefore, no question of a fallout,” the source added.

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The rumours of Deepika Padukone exiting Kalki 2 sparked days after a public fallout between director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the actress. Deepika left Prabhas-starrer Spirit after Sandeep refused to agree to her 8-hour shift demand among other things. Later, the director took to his official X handle to indirectly slam the actress. He also accused her of leaking his film’s plot.

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Taking to X, Sandeep wrote, “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 ? 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. Aisa karo…. Agli baar poori kahani bolna… kyunki mujhe jarra bhi farak nahi padtha. I like this kahawath very much :-) खुंदक में बिल्ली खंबा नोचे!” The post was accompanied by the hashtag Dirty Games.

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