Deepika Padukone is presently on a long maternity leave
Deepika Padukone is one of the biggest and most popular film actresses in India. Presently, she is the most demanded and highest-paid actress in India. She featured as the lead in several blockbuster films between 2023 to 2024. Presently, she is on maternity leave as she recently became a mom to a girl. On 8th September, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone gave birth to their daughter named ‘Dua’.
Deepika Padukone’s Next Film
Deepika Padukone is on a long maternity leave. She won’t return to work for almost a year. Deepika Padukone hasn’t announced anything due to her maternity leave. But her next few films are confirmed.
Deepika Padukone was last seen in an extended guest appearance in Rohit Shetty’s 2024 Diwali release ‘Singham Again’. Rohit Shetty introduced Deepika Padukone as the new cop DCP Shakti Shetty.
Rohit Shetty has confirmed that he is doing a female-centric cop film with Deepika Padukone. It will be the first female cop film from his Cop Universe. The film is reportedly titled ‘Lady Singham’ and it is a standalone film of the Cop Universe.
Lady Singham will feature Deepika Padukone in the lead. She will portray the character of DCP Shakti Shetty. The film will tell the story of DCP Shakti Shetty, her childhood, her life, her parents, and her journey from a simple girl to becoming a top cop.
Rohit Shetty said that he is presently writing the story and they have a plan. The director added that they introduced Deepika Padukone in the Cop Universe as the first female cop only to give her a standalone female cop film. His team is writing the story and script and it might take several years to release the film. But it is confirmed that a female-led cop film is definitely coming.
Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again has emerged as a major commercial success despite clashing with another big film.
Singham Again received mixed to positive reviews with criticism for Deepika Padukone and Tiger Shroff’s extended guest appearance. Many critics disliked Rohit Shetty’s vision of having so many extended guest appearances of big stars in a film. Several critics called Deepika Padukone’s character unnecessary and forced in the film and disliked her acting performance.
Singham Again stars Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles with Arjun Kapoor acting as the main antagonist. The film features Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, and Tiger Shroff in extended guest appearances. The film also features Salman Khan in a 30-second cameo appearance in the post-credit scene.
Besides Singham Again, Deepika Padukone is confirmed to star in the second part of the Kalki franchise titled ‘Kalki 2898 AD Part 2’. She has also confirmed that she is doing the Hindi remake of the popular Hollywood film ‘The Intern’. Deepika Padukone bought the Indian remake rights of ‘The Intern’ in 2018. She is also confirmed to feature in the second part of Ayan Mukkerji’s Brahmastra 2.
