Deepika Padukone has come out to defend herself in the face of legal threats from producer Ramesh Taurani.
The actress rattled the producer’s cage after she walked out of ‘Race 2’ to do a film with Rajinkanth in the South.
Taurani did not hold back in annoyance, calling her ‘unethical’ and even went as far as filing a complaint with the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA).
And to add salt to injury, he is threatening to have her banned for her ‘unprofessional behaviour.’
But Deepika did not sit back and take it, as she has told the Times of India her side of the story.
She said, “I feel very bad about opting out of the film, but I have no other option. It was a very hard decision, but I had to make it as the dates kept going back and forth and I have other commitments too that I have to live up to.”
Asked about the allegations that she left the film after shooting began, she said that the film had been delayed for a long time.
“The film has been delayed for one-and-a-half years. I adjusted my dates all this time,” she said.
“I wasted four months last year that I had kept aside for this film, but now my other films are starting and I can’t adjust more.”
Taurani also claimed that the actress refused to meet him regarding the film, which she was quizzed about.
“I never refused to meet him. I was not in the country, so I suggested he meet my managers,” she said.
“That day, I landed at 7am, and I had to shoot for the climax of “Cocktail” at 9am, and I told him that I would meet him after the shoot.
“But he came over on the sets and I explained my reasons for not being able to do the film.”
