In India, in the entertainment field, it has been a Deepika Padukone News Week. The Bollywood actor on Saturday (June 7, 2025) officially rode the artists of Telugu star Allu Arjun’s science-fi Magnum Oppus with director Atley. The announcement pleasing fans, arrived in an accused context: Deepika, currently on a motherhood stop, is going into a dispute after alleged decline with the producers. SoulLeaded to her departure from the film.
Did Deepika come out Soul Or was it dropped? Was he claimed in some reports, was it appropriate to demand 10% profit share? Are the eight -hour work shift possible on the blockbuster film set? Not returning to Deepika Kalki 2These questions have been roaming for days on social media, even as Deepika (who welcomed their daughter Dua in September last year) or her representatives do not have to comment on the issue.
As the cycle of speculation continues, here is the breakdown of how things have come out, what is confirmed and unconfirmed, and the film industry is responding to this moment.
how it started
Deepika Padukone was rumored to act with Prabhas in Sandeep Reddy Wanga’s upcoming film, SoulHowever, last month declined through dialogue, leaving the film out of the film. One of the reasons for the actor’s demand for an eight-hour working section in his contract to accommodate his new role as a parent was one of the reasons. She also wanted-it was claimed-remuneration of ₹ 20-25 crore, and additional salary for shoots extended over 100 days. These demands were reportedly not sat well with the director of the film, and Padukone was soon replaced by actor Triptai Dimri, who painted in Vanga AnimalWanga later took on social media, accused the situation and accused of ‘Dirty PR Games’. Without Padukone’s name, he accused him of leaking SoulThe story of a little female actor and ‘weak’.
8 hours of working day debate
The demand for hours of small and sustainable work in Bollywood is not new. The Indian film industry is notorious for fierce and expanded shoots. A specific film shoot can go up to 12–16 hours a day. There are problems of scheduling, location availability and coordination. While India’s labor laws restrict the work 48 hours a week, it does not significantly apply to a film set, which is legally speaking, neither a factory nor a business establishment. Technicians, junior artists and daily bets suffer the most, but even top stars find their commitments, who are struggling to balance life and work.
In January this year, the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the situation of poor work and exploitative practices in the film industry. The letter highlighted “16 to 20 hours a day without holidays, proper brake or comfort”. Actor Pankaj Tripathi recently stated the same in an interview: “Work hours are growing. I am working for 16 to 18 hours.”
Radhika Apte recently said that the industry is not favorable for new mothers. Apte currently lives in London with her husband and newborn daughter. “It is really difficult to work in our film industry, looking at the number of hours and how we usually do the film, and for the time we don’t get to see the child. So I think I have to find out now,” he said that “she told that Indian Express.
Industry response
Advocacy, which has advocated Padukon’s permanent work hours, has started dialogue in the popular field. In an incident, asked about the demand for eight -hour shift for new mothers, actor Kajol said: “I will love the fact that you can do less work.” Kajol’s daughter Nissa was an infant when Kajol filmed for Karan Johar My name is Khan.
In the same incident, Ajay Devgan said that the industry has taken this demand positively. He said, “Most honest filmmakers will not have problems with it. Also, being a mother, most people have started working for eight to nine hours shift,” he said, “he said,” It’s a person from the person, and I think most industries understand it. ”
Saif Ali Khan, Mani Ratnam and Baran Sobit also joined the chorus for better work-life balance. However, Producers Guild of India (PGI) and Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) are not commenting on the issue.
Deepika’s upcoming movies
Deepika News Chakra has been representative of the media ecosystem. On 5 June, unconfirmed reports cited an Instagram page with two million followers, claiming that Deepika was removed from Nag Ashwin. Kalki Sequel. First film, Kalki 2898 AD.A diastopian science-fi fantasy, Deepika, was depicted as a central character with Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan. In view of Soul The controversy was a rumor that the actor’s demand for small work caused the “friction on the set”, a claim that the latter was later rubbed by a source close to the film. Talk to NDTVThe source said, “No shoot, no set, no conversation and therefore, there is no question of a result.”
Meanwhile, Deepika-Big-Screen has joined an in-demand star-art artists for action glasses. AA22xa6. His second cooperation with Atally after 2023 youngIn the film, Deepika will be included as a female warrior in a science-fi world. He is also slapped to return to the sequel Plateau And Brahmastra,
Published – June 07, 2025 04:34 pm IST
