Deepika Padukone to star alongside Vicky Kaushal in Mahavatar? Find out

Updated On: 09 December, 2025 07:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Sources say Maddock Films is in talks with Deepika Padukone for the female lead of Vicky Kaushal’s mythological drama Mahavatar. A production insider told mid-day, “The team has been looking for someone who can bring gravitas and emotional depth to the role"

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In the last week of November, Deepika Padukone was spotted at Maddock Films’ office in Santacruz, Mumbai. Her appearance intensified the industry chatter that the actor is set to join the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. But sources now indicate that she is, instead, in early conversations to star opposite Vicky Kaushal in ‘Mahavatar’. Centred on the immortal warrior Parashurama, director Amar Kaushik’s ambitious mythological epic was announced in November 2024. Even as the project is in pre-production, casting for the female lead has remained one of its most closely guarded decisions.

Deepika Padukone spotted outside Maddock Films’ office