Overview

• Triptii Dimri stepped into the role after Deepika Padukone exited Spirit over disagreements on workday limits and contract terms.
• Producers T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures have moved Spirit into pre-production with filming scheduled for 2025.
• In interviews with Bollywood Hungama, Dimri described the film as “a beautiful film” and commended Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s storytelling sensibility.
• Spirit will mark the first on-screen pairing of Prabhas and Triptii Dimri and represent Dimri’s second collaboration with Vanga following Animal.
• The high-profile recasting has sharpened industry conversation about shooting hour caps, profit-sharing arrangements and on-set conditions.