| KALKI | Telugu film Deepika Padukone left citing similar scheduling issues. (5) |
| ADIVI | Actor starring in the Telugu film Dacoit: A Love Story. (First name) (5) |
| SPIRIT | Film Deepika reportedly walked out of due to pay disputes (6) |
| RRR | Oscar-winning Telugu film whose name is three of the same letter |
| DRAMA | Naidu left Telugu movie-maker's theatrical performance (5) |
| HEGDE | Pooja ____, Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films |
| PRAKASH | ____ Padukone, former Indian badminton player and father of Deepika Padukone |
| ADITI | ____ Rao Hydari, Indian actress, dancer and singer who works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films |
| UGADI | Jews : Rosh Hashanah :: Telugu people : _______? |
| TAMASHA | In this film, Ranbir Kapoor meets Deepika Padukone in Corsica and rediscovers his true self.(2015) (7) |
| DUA | Name of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's daughter. (3) |
| COCKTAIL | Sequel to the 2012 hit starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone (8) |
| BENGALURU | City where Deepika Padukone made her first public appearance since motherhood, dancing with Diljit Dosanjh at his concert. (9) |
| CHHAPAAK | Deepika Padukone plays an acid attack survivor fighting for justice in this emotional drama (2020). (8) |
| PIKU | 2015 quirky comedy-drama featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone about a lovable yet eccentric daughter. (4) |
| QUOTA | Heard someone citing a share (5) |
| FERMI | I'm citing reference - it's a wee bit obsolete (5) |
| WAVER | Hesitate citing document to relinquish a claim (5) |
| MARSH | Australian all rounder who dropped out of IPL 2021 citing bio-bubble fatigue |
| ALPHA | Jittery chaplaincy ousts cynic citing letter from Greece |
