The reports in media went on to say that, Anushka was not happy with the changes made to the script of 'Rebel' by Lawrence. Lawrence has intentionally degraded the role of Anushka in 'Rebel', for turning down the female lead role in his previous flick 'Kanchana' by saying the script didn't excite her. The same role was later offered to Lakshmi Rai, who played the love interest of Lawrence in the film.
According to the sources, Lawrence even treated Sweety very badly on the sets of 'Rebel'. He constantly kept criticizing her by saying she had put on weight and looking plump. After a point Anushka couldn't take Lawrence's behaviour any more and decided to walk out of the project. Prabhas stood as a silent spectator of all these ugly tactics by Lawrence.
However, Lawrence condemned the reports as baseless rumours.
"The reasons are purely professional. Anushka opted out of 'Rebel' because she could not adjust her dates. In fact, I had already shot with her for two days for the film, a few months back. Her subsequent dates could not be used because of the Tollywood strike. 'Rebel' is a mass entertainer and I want my heroine to look voluptuous! So, the question of me commenting adversely on her weight does not arise. I think, she is perfect," said Lawrence.
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