Samantha Prabhu addresses Mumbai crowd in ‘superb’ Hindi, responds to fan’s impressed reaction. Watch here

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been promoting her upcoming film Shaakuntalam around the country, and was in Mumbai recently.

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu will be seen in Shaakuntalam. (Photo: Instagram/Samantharuthprabhu)

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Telugu actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who will soon be seen in the multi-lingual film Shaakuntalam, has been promoting it in different parts of the country. The actor posted a video of her recent promotional stopover at Mumbai, and left her fans impressed with her Hindi skills.

In the video, Samantha takes to the stage with the film’s team, and addresses a gathering in Hindi. She said, “Shaakuntalam ke trailer ko aapne jaise support kiya hai aur jo pyaar diya hai, uske liye bohot shukria. Mujhe ummeed hai ki aap isi tarah mujhe aur Shaakuntalam film ki team ko apna support denge aur film sirf, sirf theatres mein jaake dekhenge (I am very grateful for the kind of love and support you have shown the Shaakuntalam’s trailer. I hope that you will support me and Shaakuntalam’s team and will watch the film only in theatres.)

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Samantha, who is fluent in Tamil and Telugu, impressed her Hindi-speaking fans, who reacted to the video. A fan commented, “Omg your hindi is superb”, while another one commented, “Wow that’s lovely Hindi.” Another Instagram user wrote, “Hindi me aapka voice sunane mein bahut achcha lagta hai mam (It feels nice to hear you speak in Hindi).” Responding to a fan who wrote that she spoke clean Hindi, she said, “Yay I did.”

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During the Mumbai promotions, Samantha told ANI, “There’s no wall between North and South films now. I don’t want to engage in any debate over this. As an actor, it gives me immense pleasure that I can work in films across languages. Nowadays, audiences also watch movies from different languages.”

Shaakuntalam is a period film based on works of Kalidas, and stars Samantha in the titular role. The Gunasekhar directorial also stars Dev Mohan and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles. The film marks acting debut of Allu Arjun’s six-year-old daughter Allu Arha, who will be seen playing the role of Prince Bharata in the film. Shaakuntalam will release in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi on April 14.

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