Deepika Padukone joins Prabhas’ Spirit; gears up to make strong Bollywood comeback

Deepika Padukone was recently confirmed as the heroine against Shah Rukh Khan in Siddharth Anand's directorial King. Now a leading media portal has reported that Deeps has also been roped in to star as the leading lady opposite Prabhas in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit. The Baahubali actor is a big fan of the Bollywood superstar and was very happy when he got a chance to work with Deepika in Kalki 2898 AD.

But in Spirit he and Deepika Padukone will be the leading pair and this has already heightened the excitement among both Prabhas and Deeps fans.

Vanga always wanted Deepika Padukone for Spirit

Deepika Padukone took a brief hiatus from film industry a year ago due to pregnancy and delivery of her daughter Dua. Now she is gearing up to make a comeback in the film industry but has her reservations when it comes to scripts as well as schedules of the shooting. Sandeep Reddy Vanga was always keen to collaborate with the Bajirao Mastani actress for Spirit. But since earlier the shooting of Spirit was expected to kick off by the end of 2024, Deepika had denied joining the project.

Now she has given a nod to King which has been rescheduled to October/November based on request from Deepika Padukone. Now that Spirit has been delayed Vanga once again approached Deeps and now she has agreed to be on the board for this Prabhas-led film.

One of the leading media portals said, “It’s the most well-written female part in the world of Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Deepika was surprised with the nuances in not just the script, but also her character. She has loved the part, and is excited to team up with Sandeep Reddy Vanga for the first time.” Spirit is the third collaboration between Vanga and Bhushan Kumar after Animal and is expected to break all records.

Spirit is expected to go on the floors in October this year and may release sometime in the mid of 2027.