She will be a mother Deepika Padukoneshe doesn’t let her pregnancy take her away from the film sets. The actor, who is juggling between TV series ‘King’ and ‘Raaka’, is gearing up to shoot some intense action scenes.
Athletes to use body doubles for pregnant Deepika Padukone
According to reports, director Atlee is reworking parts of his upcoming film to accommodate the shooting schedule of his pregnant leading lady. Padukone is about 50 days away from the Allu Arjun-starrer project.A report on Bollywood Hungama says that Atlee, who is over the moon about Deepika’s pregnancy, has worked with her team to come up with a ‘plan B’ for the upcoming shooting schedule. According to the report, “Most of the key action sequences featuring Deepika will now be done using her body double. The actress has already given some close-up sequences and the same will be merged using VFX for the final print.”
About Deepika Padukone’s role in ‘Raaka’
Padukone, who plays the lead role in the action-packed sci-fi film, will continue to shoot other parts that include her close-ups and dialogues. It will also have an important entry sequence and other key moments along with Allu Arjun. Now, these scenes are likely to be shot with stunt doubles and post-production techniques to maintain continuity.
Deepika Padukone shoots with a stunt double
This will not be the first time that the actor has used a double in his films. Photos of the actress went viral in 2023. Katja MacRae took it upon herself to share photos of herself posing with DP on the set of the film. Both were seen rocking the same outfit; however, Katja’s face had black dots to capture her movements.He was also previously involved in shooting action scenes for the DP in his other commercial shoots.Talking about the film, Atlee had previously stated that with ‘Raaka’, fans will “see a very different Deepika” on the big screen.
Deepika has announced her second pregnancy
Deepika announced that she is expecting her second child with her husband, Ranveer Singh at the beginning of this month. The couple are already parents to a baby girl, Dua.
