Samantha Ruth Prabhu Recalls Struggling To Get Clothes From Designers In The Past

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is currently awaiting the release of her pan-India movie ‘Shaakuntalam’, recently shared how far regional films have come in recent years.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu recalled how she and her colleagues from the south industry could not get clothes from famous designers. 

New Delhi: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is currently awaiting the release of her pan-India movie ‘Shaakuntalam’, recently shared how far regional films have come in recent years. She also recalled how she and her colleagues from the south industry could not get clothes from famous designers. 

In an interview with Gulte, the 35-year-old actress spoke about how far regional films have come in recent years, with movies in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada out running Hindi cinema at the box office. 
 
Samantha said in the interview: "It's absolutely wonderful. There were times when we south actors couldn't source garments from designers because they were like, 'Who are you? South actor? What south?" 
 
Samantha, whose upcoming film 'Shaakuntalam' has over 3,000 costumes for the actors, supporting cast and junior artistes, made by designer Neeta Lulla, told Gulte, "We've come a long way from there, haven't we? This inclusivity is quite amazing, and we're now finally where we should be." 
 
Samantha will also be seen in the Indian chapter of ‘Citadel’, a globe-trotting spy drama, with Varun Dhawan. While talking to PTI, Samantha said even though her health posed a major challenge, she enjoyed doing action for ‘Citadel’. She is grateful to the team for being patient and understanding of her. The actor was diagnosed with myositis, an autoimmune condition, in October last year. 

“Physically, the show is very intense, there is a lot of action in ‘Citadel’ and we recently shot something and we are very happy and proud to show it to the world, I am really looking forward to that. Considering the challenges that I am facing health wise, I am glad I am able to do what I am doing in ‘Citadel’. Everyone is being patient and kind and I am truly grateful for that,” she was quoted as saying by PTI. 

Her future project also Telugu romantic-comedy ‘Kushi’ with Vijay Deverakonda.