{"id":139712,"date":"2025-11-18T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/139712\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:40:08","slug":"after-spirit-kalki-2-exit-deepika-padukone-says-%e2%82%b9500-600-crore-films-dont-excite-her-anymore-how-much-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/139712\/","title":{"rendered":"After Spirit, Kalki 2 exit, Deepika Padukone says \u20b9500-600 crore films don’t excite her anymore: ‘How much more money\u2026’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u20b9500-600 crore films don’t excite her anymore: ‘How much more money\u2026'”> <\/p>\n

Updated on: Nov 18, 2025 10:55 am IST <\/p>\n

Deepika Padukone, who recently exited two big-budget films, has said that she now prefers a focus on storytelling than large scale in films. <\/p>\n

Deepika Padukone<\/a> has had an eventful 2025. She started the year as the lead of two upcoming pan-India films and is ending it in the same manner. It\u2019s just that the films in question have changed. Her public fallout with Sandeep Reddy Vanga<\/a> and exit from his film Spirit was followed by the actor being removed from Nag Ashwin\u2019s Kalki 2898 AD sequel.<\/p>\n

\"Deepika Deepika Padukone starred in the 2024 blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD. \u2018Not about the \u20b9500- \u20b9600 crore films\u2019<\/p>\n

In a new interview, Deepika has stated that big-budget films no longer excite her, and she now focuses on storytelling. \u201cBecause honestly, how much more fame, how much more success, how much more money? At this stage, it\u2019s not about that anymore. It\u2019s not about the \u20b9100-crore films, or even the \u20b9500- \u20b9600 crore ones,\u201d Deepika told Harper\u2019s Bazaar India<\/a> in an interview.<\/p>\n

When the interviewer pointed out that she is \u2018ticked all those boxes anyway\u2019, the actor responded, \u201cAnd that doesn\u2019t excite me anymore. What excites me is empowering other talent. My team and I are now focused on that\u2014enabling storytelling and supporting other creative minds, writers, directors, and even new producers. That\u2019s what feels meaningful to me now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deepika’s exits from Spirit and Kalki sequel<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, reports claimed that Deepika was removed from Spirit, which stars Prabhas, after she demanded an 8-hour work shift as a new mother, among other things. The film now stars Triptii Dimri in her place. In August, the makers of Kalki 2898 AD also announced that Deepika will not be a part of the sequel. The 2024 blockbuster from Nag Ashwin also stars Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan.<\/p>\n

Deepika’s upcoming films<\/p>\n

Deepika still has two big films lined up for release. She is collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan yet again for King, the Siddharth Anand film that also stars Suhana Khan. She will then be seen opposite Allu Arjun in Atlee\u2019s yet-untitled film. King will hit the screens in 2026, while the tentatively-titled AA22xA6 will release in 2027.<\/p>\n

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