Special : 5 times when Samantha grabbed headlines in 2021
Published on Dec 21, 2021 2:22 pm IST

Samantha has had a crazy 2021 personally and professionally. No other actress stormed the limelight as she did. Let’s now look at the ways she grabbed the headlines this year.

Hindi debut and Family Man 2 controversy

Samantha shocked many when she signed the OTT project, Family Man 2. She played the terrorist Raji, a role that hurt the sentiments of the Tamil people. There was pressure to ban the show as well. Also, Samantha’s bold character came in for scrutiny. But Samantha impressed us with her transformation and won critical acclaim.

Dropping the Akkineni surname from social media

This created a major stir and became headlines. The day Samantha dropped the Akkineni surname from her social media accounts to just Samantha, the media went crazy speculating that something is wrong with her marital relationship. Sam maintained silence but the media went to write crazy stuff about her and Chay’s breakup.

Makes a big revelation – Announces divorce

This was the biggest announcement of Samantha’s life. Though everyone knew it was coming, this news disturbed one and all. After being together for four long years, Sam and Chay got separated. Once again the media slammed Sam for being the reason for her divorce but she kept mum.

Files a case on media

Post her divorce, the media went crazy and Sam was being blamed for leaving Chay in life. After a point, Sam had it enough and lodged a case against a few media outlets. But sadly, the case did not work in favor of her as the court asked her not to keep her private life in public and file defamation cases.

Does an item song in Pushpa

This was one of the boldest moves from Samantha. She made headlines for agreeing to do a song in Allu Arjun’s Pushpa. This was a big deal as this announcement came right after her divorce. She was lauded and also criticized at the same time. Pushpa is out and the song has become a blockbuster

Finally, in all these tense situations, Samantha has always maintained her silence and said that she will reply to her detractors by only doing some good work. Sam has lined up two female-oriented scripts in the form of Yashoda and Shakunthalam. Here’s wishing her all the best for her future.

    

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