Deepika Padukone is one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood. A household name in India, she has spent more than a decade in the industry and has acted in several highly successful films. Apart from acting, she is also a producer. One of the most anticipated films of her career has to be Project K, which has been shrouded with mystery for a while.
As per media reports, Deepika will not be promoting the film at the up-and-coming San Diego Comic-Con. This is because The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG- AFTRA) joined hands with the Writers Guild of America last week and has gone on a strike.
Since Deepika is also a member of SAG-AFTRA, she won’t be attending the Comic-Con to stand in solidarity with the writers and actors. Deepika joined the actors union when she was cast in the 2017 Hollywood film XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, co-starring Vin Diesel.
The Union Has Asked Actors Not To Promote Their Projects
Just when the strike began, the union issued a statement to all the actors to stop the promotion of their films. This was evident during the London premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer where all the cast members included Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and Florence Pugh. However, they skip the screening and rushed to protest. The writer and actors guilds have been demanding better pay since the advent of streaming and AI has threatened their jobs and wages. The writer’s guild had started the strike in May and since then, the production of several films and shows have come to a halt.
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About Project K
Written and directed by Nag Ashwin, Project K is the working title of an epic science fiction film. There are reports that the film might be titled KaalChakra. It stars Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani. Project K is slated to release theatrically on 12 January 2024. Made on a whopping budget of ₹600 crore, making it is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made. Because of that, the film will have to perform extremely well at the box-office in order to recover the cost.
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