Mani Ratnam defends Deepika Padukone amid exit over Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit; says, ‘Glad she’s…’

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam backed Deepika Padukone amid Spirit backlash. While talking to a media portal, Mani Ratnam revealed what Deepika chose was right.

Jun 3, 2025 - 13:30
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Mani Ratnam defends Deepika Padukone amid exit over Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit; says, ‘Glad she’s…’

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone now not too prolonged in the past made the headlines when filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga reportedly roped in the actress for his upcoming film Spirit, starring opposite actor Prabhas. Per the latest developments, Deepika refused to meet the demands made by Reddy, therefore cancelling the offer. In retaliation, Sandeep referred to as Deepika’s rejection an act of dirty PR game, which pissed him off. Now not too prolonged in the past, celebrated filmmaker Mani Ratnam defended Deepika Padukone and justified why he most smartly-most widespread to rob her aspect.

All over a conversation with News 18, Mani Ratnam defended Deepika Padukone amid the Spirit controversy. “I’m tickled she’s in a situation to request for it. I deem as a filmmaker, you can protect in mind that in the occasion you solid. It is now not an unreasonable thing to request, but an absolute necessity. I deem that should be the precedence. That you just can bear got to acknowledge that, attach i,t and work around it,” said Mani Ratnam.

Earlier, actor Ajay Devgn additionally gave his response on this controversy. On the 8-hour shift day-to-day, Ajay said, “It’s now not that it’s now not occurring smartly with of us. Many of the honest filmmakers is now not going to bear complications with it. And aside from this, being a mom and working for eight hours, most of us bear started working eight-nine hours shifts.”

Sandeep Reddy Vanga in a submit penned, “After I describe a account to an actor, I pronounce 100% faith. There is an unsaid NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) between us. But by doing this, you’ve ‘DISCLOSED’ the person that you simply are…. Placing down a younger actor and ousting my fable? Is that this what your feminism stands for?.”

Deepika Padukone was in the starting up solid opposite Prabhas in ‘Spirit’, which would had been her second pan-India Telugu film after Kalki 2898 AD. But as a consequence of now not being in a situation to meet Deepika’s demands, now Triptii Dimri may be the heroine of this film. Triptii has beforehand labored in Sandeep Reddy’s Animal with Ranbir Kapoor. Her work was very noteworthy beloved by the target audience.

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