It&rsquo;s a race against time for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/7-months-pregnant-deepika-padukone-films-high-octane-action-scenes-for-raaka-23640223" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Deepika Padukone</a>, who is on her final schedule for the first part of &lsquo;Raaka&rsquo;. mid-day has learnt that the actor, currently filming in Mumbai, intends to complete her portions of the Allu Arjun-starrer by early September before she begins her maternity leave. &nbsp;
<img title="Allu Arjun and Atlee" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/aug/deepika-aug-b_e.jpg" alt="Allu Arjun and Atlee" width="1280" height="720" /> Allu Arjun and Atlee
A source close to the development told us that filmmaker Atlee planned the schedules such that Padukone could be among the first ones to honour her commitment to the film. &ldquo;The idea was always to finish Deepika&rsquo;s work before she took her maternity break. The mom-to-be will be off the film until her birthday in January 2027. Then she will return to the set to shoot any pending promotional material and the second part of &lsquo;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/allu-arjun-raaka-triggers-bidding-war-in-up-bihar-prices-hit-record-high-23628071" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Raaka</a>&rsquo;,&rdquo; said the source.
<img title="Allu Arjun in the first look of &lsquo;Raaka&rsquo;" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/aug/deepika-aug-c_e.jpg" alt="Allu Arjun in the first look of &lsquo;Raaka&rsquo;" width="1280" height="720" />Allu Arjun in the first look of &lsquo;Raaka&rsquo;
After Padukone bows out in September, Arjun and the remaining cast &mdash; including Rashmika Mandanna, Janhvi Kapoor, and Mrunal Thakur &mdash; will continue filming the sci-fi action epic. Atlee is expected to call it a wrap on the first part by November. The source added, &ldquo;A call on<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/raaka-allu-arjun-and-atlee-filmto-release-as-a-two-part-franchise-23642224" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> the second instalment</a>&rsquo;s schedule will be taken after the first is complete. Both parts will release in 2027.&rdquo;
mid-day reached out to the film&rsquo;s production team, which didn&rsquo;t respond till press time.

Sources say Deepika Padukone is wrapping up the first part of ‘Raaka’ before going on her maternity break in September. 

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Sources say Deepika Padukone is wrapping up the first part of ‘Raaka’ before going on her maternity break in September. Atlee planned the schedules such that Padukone could be among the first ones to complete her commitment

Deepika Padukone to wrap up the first part of Raaka before going on maternity break in September

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