Originally posted by: Sorry_Bol
This has nothing to do with demands, work hours, women rights, feminist crusaders or whatever BS Deepika & her PR is trying to spin here.
This is simply about strong arming the producers & negotiating in bad faith. Timing is everything here. If she chose to keep these demands when the producers first came to her, there would be no controversy. They would simply walk away. But she chose to do this after she had already shot for 20 days. In Vanga's case, after the media reports had been published. In business, Sketchy practices like these would ruin a business and its reputation.
Diwali is on the way. Imagine you hired a contractor to Re-paint your whole house. Negotiations done, contract signed. Now they remove all the paint, bare walls and come up to you and demand a higher price if you want the job done on time. This is essentially what Deepika did. They know they have you, your only choice is to find someone last minute or pay them more. The southern producers, props to them, decided to take the loss instead of bending to her demands.
Her reputation is destroyed. Producers will think twice before hiring her again no matter the media narrative. The good news is she doesnt pull these shady stunts in Bollywood. Either way, theres nothing controversial here...there's a clear right/wrong here. And anyone supporting Padu is letting their Fandom get in the way of clear thinking.
Lastly, I hope there's legal action against her to recoup the losses.
Hear, hear!
296