Complex sentence: A few weeks later it was announced that Kapoor had been signed on as the lead female actor but dropped out of the film due to scheduling problems, and that Asin Thottumkal or Deepika Padukone had replaced Kapoor in the role.
Split into simpler sentences: A few weeks later it was announced that Kapoor had been signed on as the lead female actor. But dropped out of the film due to scheduling problems, and that Asin Thottumkal or Deepika Padukone had replaced Kapoor in the role.