India, Sept. 20 -- Just days after her unexpected exit from the Kalki 2898 AD sequel, Deepika Padukone has turned the narrative around. The actor took to Instagram on Saturday to confirm her role in Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film King with a poignant post that many online believe was a graceful but pointed clapback at recent controversies surrounding her departure from Kalki.

Sharing a close-up photo of her holding Shah Rukh Khan's hand, Deepika wrote: "The very first lesson he taught me almost 18 years ago while filming Om Shanti Om was that the experience of making a movie, and the people you make it with, matter far more than its success."

Reddit didn't miss the timing or the tone. On a thread about Deepika's latest Instagram post, R...