Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s father Joseph Prabhu passes away: ‘Until we meet again, Dad’

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s spokesperson shared in a statement, “Due to the sad demise of her father, Joseph Prabhu, Samantha and her family are going through a period of mourning. We kindly request all her fans and members of the media to give her and her family some privacy.”

Samantha shared a strained relationship with her father Joseph Prabhu. In a recent interview with Galatta India, the actress shared her insecurities stemmed from her childhood and her father’s harsh words. The actor said, “All my life growing up, I had to fight for validation. My father was kind of like; I think most Indian parents are like that and they think they are protecting you, and they will be like, ‘You’re actually not that smart.’”

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She added, “My father actually told me that ‘You’re actually not that smart, this is just the standard of Indian education, and that’s why even you can get a first rank.’ Welcome to Indian parents.”

Expressing how her father’s words left a long-term impact on her, the actress said, “It made me go through an absolute downward spiral, and it took me a long time to unlearn everything from my childhood and believe in my self-worth.”

She added, “It took me 10-12 years or more to realise I’m not perfect and never will be. But being imperfect is pretty cool too.”