Deepika Padukone Indirectly Digs At Spirit & Kalki 2?

Of late, Deepika Padukone has been in the news often for her controversial statements and decisions with respect to her upcoming films. A few months ago, she exited Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Prabhas’s much-anticipated film Spirit due to a fallout with the director. Later, she also walked out of Kalki 2, after playing a pivotal role in the first instalment.

After walking out of two big pan-India projects, Deepika now says that the Rs 500-600 crore films don’t excite her anymore and added that empowering other talent excites her the most. Netizens are calling this a double standard from the actress, as she is making such statements after exiting the films and questioning why she signed them in the first place if she wasn’t excited by such big-budget flicks.

Speaking in a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar India, Deepika stated that big-budget films don’t excite her anymore and she now focuses on storytelling. “Because honestly, how much more fame, how much more success, how much more money? At this stage, it’s not about that anymore. It’s not about the ₹100-crore films, or even the ₹500- ₹600 crore ones,” she said.

She said that she and her team are now focusing on empowering talented actors, writers and directors and produce powerful storytelling. She stated that she feels more meaningful to her right now.

However, Deepika faced criticism for her statements on social media. Many netizens opined that if she wants to empower storytelling and is not excited for big-budget films, why is she acting in Shah Rukh Khan’s high-budget film King and Allu Arjun-Atlee’s another pan-India biggie? They also questioned if this is her formula, why she signed Spirit and Kalki in the first place and is changing her words now.