India, Sept. 18 -- A film's cast list often changes over the course of pre-production. Actors walk in and out of projects all the time, but when bigger names are involved, such details are dealt with a lot of gentleness. But Vyjayanti Movies doesn't seem to be in the mood for love this time.

On Thursday, in a rather harsh post, the Telugu production house announced that Deepika Padukone has exited the sequel of their hit movie Kalki 2898 AD. Not only did they announce it without a joint statement with her, they also seemingly accused her of not being committed enough to the movie.

"This is to officially announce that @deepikapadukone will not be a part of the upcoming sequel of #Kalki2898AD. After careful consideration, We have decided ...