After years, Deepika has surprised the Indian film industry by signing her next film in Telugu. Yes, you heard it right! But this is film no ordinary story. It is with none other than the Baahubali star himself, actor Prabhas. Taking to Instagram, the Chappaak actress confirmed the news.

“Beyond Thrilled!Cannot wait for what we believe is going to be an incredible journey ahead…❤️❤️❤️
#DeepikaPrabhas @nag_ashwin @vyjayanthimovies @actorprabhas
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・・・As promised, here it is – our next big announcement! WELCOMING THE SUPERSTAR. ♥️ #DeepikaPrabhas @actorprabhas @deepikapadukone @nag_ashwin,” wrote Deepika!

 

 

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Beyond Thrilled!Cannot wait for what we believe is going to be an incredible journey ahead…❤️❤️❤️ #DeepikaPrabhas @nag_ashwin @vyjayanthimovies @actorprabhas #Repost @vyjayanthimovies with @get_repost ・・・ As promised, here it is – our next big announcement! WELCOMING THE SUPERSTAR. ♥️ #DeepikaPrabhas @actorprabhas @deepikapadukone @nag_ashwin

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Jul 18, 2020 at 10:56pm PDT

Actor Prabhas and the director of the film Nag Ashwin also shared the exciting news:

 

 

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We are very excited to have @deepikapadukone on board, welcome😊 @nag_ashwin @vyjayanthimovies @swapnaduttchalasani @priyankacdutt #Prabhas21 #DeepikaPrabhas

A post shared by Prabhas (@actorprabhas) on Jul 18, 2020 at 10:39pm PDT

 

The film, tentatively titled Prabhas 21, will go on floors by the end of this year. In an earlier tweet, Nag Ashwin stated that the sci-fi film will release by the end of 2021. Nag Ashwin took to Twitter to express his excitement. “We need a Queen who equals the King. After a lot of thought, we took this decision,” he tweeted.

 

King ki saripadentha Queen kavali kada mari…chaala alochinchi teesukunna decision idi…pichekkicheddam..🙏 #Prabhas21 #DeepikaPadukone #PrabhasNagAshwin #DeepikaPrabhas https://t.co/hwElHkKapG

— Nag Ashwin (@nagashwin7) July 19, 2020

 

On the professional front, Deepika Padukone has 83 starring Ranveer Singh and directed by Kabir Khan. She also has an untitled next alongside Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Ananya Pandey directed by Shakun Bhatra. Meanwhile Prabhas has Radhe Shyam also starring Pooja Hegde in the lead.