Deepika Padukone Amid Spirit Row And Sandeep Reddy Vanga Attack: “In Difficult Situations, I Listen To…”

Bollywood icon Deepika Padukone, in a recent interview from Sweden, discussed how she navigates challenging circumstances. The actress stated that she supports choices that bring her a great deal of tranquility. Padukone’s remarks follow closely after her departure from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit due to a disagreement with the director and his ongoing criticisms on social media.

The actor expressed these remarks at the unveiling of Cartier’s High Jewelry collection ‘En Équilibre’ in Stockholm, Sweden.

In the interview with Vogue Arabia, Padukone — who welcomed daughter Dua with actor-husband Ranveer Singh last September — was asked what keeps her balanced.

In her response, she said, “What keeps me balanced is just being truthful, authentic. Whenever I’m faced with complicated or difficult situations, to be able to listen to my inner voice and just stand by decisions that really give me a lot of peace is when I feel most in equilibrium.”

There were reports of Padukone about starring in Spirit. Last week, amid speculation of a deadlock with Vanga over remuneration issues and working hours, Animal actor Triptii Dimri was roped in as the film’s female lead.

On Monday, Vanga on X criticized a certain actor for revealing her “true colours” by breaching an unspoken non-disclosure agreement regarding his film Spirit. He likewise charged the actor with engaging in “unethical PR tactics.”

“When I narrate a story to an actor, I place 100% faith. There is an unsaid NDA(Non Disclosure Agreement) between us. But by doing this, You’ve ‘DISCLOSED’ the person that you are…. Putting down a Younger actor and ousting my story?  Is this what your feminism stands for ?

“As a filmmaker, I put years of hard work behind my craft & for me, filmmaking is everything. You didn’t get it. You won’t get it. You will never get it. Aisa karo…. Agli baar poori kahani bolna… kyunki mujhe jarra bhi farak nahi padtha. (Let’s do one thing… next time tell the whole story… because I don’t even care a bit) #dirtyPRgames,” Vanga wrote on X.

Many believe this was a thinly veiled dig at Padukone.

In the interview with Vogue Arabia, the actor recalled how the Cartier team took care of her as an ambassador when she was pregnant.

“Last year, I was shooting for a campaign and the team took care of me through my pregnancy; and a couple of months ago in Dubai, when I was a new mother,” she said.

The actor also said her mother Ujjala Padukone gifted her some of the “most exquisite” pieces from the brand, she said, highlighting how jewellery in Indian culture is passed down generations or bought especially by the family for a new bride.