‘Spirit’: Triptii Dimri replaces Deepika Padukone in Prabhas’ movie with Sandeep Reddy Vanga-OxBig News Network

Triptii Dimri, Deepika Padukone, poster asserting Triptii’s casting within the movie
| Photo Credit: @tripti_dimri/Instagram, @deepikapadukone/Instagram

Actor Triptii Dimri has joined the solid of Spirit, Telugu famous person Prabhas’ film with Arjun Reddy-maker Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the makers introduced on Saturday (May 24). This comes simply days after Deepika Padukone exited the movie.

Resharing the announcement poster, Triptii wrote, “Still sinking in…. So grateful to be trusted with this journey. Thank you @sandeepreddy.vanga ..honoured to be a part of your vision (sic)“ Notably, this marks the second consecutive collaboration between the director and the actor after their 2023 film Animal.

Earlier this week, Deepika, who was set to star opposite Prabhas in the film, was reportedly dropped due to ‘unprofessional behaviour.’ Bollywood Hungama quoted a source and said, “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.”

The report added that whereas the producer of the movie tried fixing the problem, “Deepika and her team were not willing to bow. Sandeep Reddy Vanga eventually told Deepika to back out of the film.”

Spirit, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Pranay Reddy Vanga, has been within the making for a while now. Earlier stories had steered that the movie, a cop motion drama, will go on floors in October this year.