Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who turned a year wiser on Friday (April 28), has seen many ups and downs in her career. The South superstar’s latest release Shakuntalam failed to work its magic at the box office. But that didn’t deter her and the actress instead of celebrating her birthday planned to work. Samantha is currently busy shooting for Raj and DK’s ‘Garh’ in Madhya Pradesh.
Sharing details about her working birthday, a source close to the actor said, “Samantha has had a chock-o-block few months with work commitments. Her birthday this year coincides with her busy schedule.” She is shooting in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. For the 10-day schedule of the series, Samantha loves that it is a working birthday and will be celebrating it on the sets, doing what she loves the most.” Read also: Samantha Ruth Prabhu struggles, uncomfortable as the torchlight hurts her eyes; fans came out in support
Samantha recently attended the UK premiere of the international ‘Citadel’ produced by Russo Brothers. action packed show stars Priyanka Chopra with Richard Madden. Samantha and Varun are part of the Indian version of ‘Citadel’. Sharing some pictures of the event, he wrote. “Truly humbled to be among some of the best in the world at the Global Premiere of The Citadel in London. The camaraderie, the creativity, the talent, the love, the shared vision, the dream of the people in that room was so inspiring and invigorating that I truly Feel fortunate and blessed to be a part of this team and the Citadel universe.”
Meanwhile, the actress was recently in the news for her medical condition as well as her ugly divorce from actor Naga Chaitanya. She recently enthralled the audience with her acting skills in ‘Shakuntalam’, a mythological drama written and directed by Gunasekhar. Neelima Guna’s Guna Teamworks produced it, while Sri Venkateswara Creations distributed it. Based on Kalidasa’s classic play Abhigyana Shakuntalam, the film stars Samantha as Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as ruler Dushyanta of the Puru dynasty, with Mohan Babu, Jisshu Sengupta, Madhu, Gautami, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagla in supporting roles .
It is the story of Shakuntala and her courtship with King Dushyanta, and the curse of sage Durvasa that made Dushyanta forget his love for the ‘apsara’-like Shakuntala. Read also: Samantha shares pictures from hospital after producer Chittibabu says ‘her glamorous days are over’