Hey Samantha Ruth Prabhu, your Family Man co-star Manoj Bajpayee wants you to “go easy on yourself.” It happened when Manoj Bajpayee was asked to say something about Samantha at one of the promotional events for his upcoming film Gulmohar. The actor said, “Go easy on yourself. She is very hardworking.” The actor added that he can relate to Samantha's dedication. “Yes, definitely. I see that. But just the way I saw her working (physically) on the sets of Family Man. It scared me. Kitna sata rahi hai aapne aapko yeh.” Well, well, Samantha didn't miss the warm gesture. Sharing the snippet of the interview on Twitter, Samantha wrote, “ I will try, Sir.” She has also added hugs and heart emojis. The Family Man, by Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru, also featured Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja, and Shreya Dhanwanthary. Samantha played the role of Raji, an unwavering Sri Lankan Tamil liberation fighter on a suicide mission, in the second season of the spy thriller series.
Meanwhile, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is gearing up for the release of her much-anticipated film Shaakuntalam, directed by Gunasekhar. Samantha will play the titular role in the film. Whereas, Dev Mohan will be seen as Dushyanta. Mohan Babu, Madhoo, Gautami, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla are also part of the film, which is based on Kalidasa's Abhigyanam Shakuntalam. As per the latest update shared by the makers, Shakuntalam will hit the theatres on April 14.
Next, Samantha Ruth Prabhu will share the screen space with Varun Dhawan in the Indian instalment of the Russo Brothers' project Citadel. At the time of announcing her collaboration, Samantha wrote, “ The mission is on. We have started rolling for the Indian instalment of Citadel.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu will next be seen in Kushi with Vijay Deverakonda. Her last film was Yashoda.