{
  "id": 2311250,
  "title": "Not Just 8-Hour Shift! Deepika Padukone Demanded 10% Of Spirit's Profits, Claims Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Brother Pranay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/not-just-8-hour-shift-deepika-padukone-demanded-10-of-spirits-profits",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:47:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/not-just-8-hour-shift-deepika-padukone-demanded-10-of-spirits-profits-claims-sandeep-reddy-vangas-brother-pranay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sandeep Reddy Vanga's brother Pranay has revealed that Deepika Padukone demanded a share of the profits from the film Spirit during negotiations. In a podcast interview, Pranay claimed that the actress asked for 10% of the movie's profits alongside her remuneration and working hours. The dispute arose during 18 months of discussions between Sandeep and Deepika, with other issues including working timings and other factors contributing to her eventual exit from the film.",
  "summary": "The controversy surrounding Deepika Padukone's exit from Spirit has taken another turn. Pranay Reddy Vanga, brother of filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga, has claimed that the actresses' negotiations for the Prabhas-led film involved not only her remuneration and working hours but also a demand for a share of the movie's profits. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Spirit now stars Prabhas and Triptii…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}