On October 2, Samantha & Naga Chaitanya confirmed their divorce after 4 years of marriage.
Recently, rumours of Samantha having affairs and abortions were circling the internet.
The actress, who was clearly hurt and upset by the accusations, gave netizens a firm response saying, “Your emotional investment into a personal crisis has overwhelmed me. Thank you all for showing deep empathy, concern and for defending me against false rumours and stories that are being spread. They say I had affairs, never wanted children, that I am an opportunist and now that I have had abortions. A divorce in itself is an extremely painful process. Let alone allowing me the time to heal. This attack on me personally, has been relentless. But I promise you this, I will never allow this or anything else they say, break me.“
Now in an interview Neelima Guna, the producer of Samantha’s film Shaakuntalam, disclosed that Samantha in fact wanted to start a family with Naga soon. “When my father, director Gunasekhar Garu approached Samantha last year for Shaakunthalam, she loved the story and was excited. But, she told us shooting must be wrapped up by July or August as she was planning to start a family with Naga Chaitanya,” Neelima said.
She also added that Samantha’s main priority was becoming a mother, because of which she had her doubts on whether or not to take on the film.
“She wanted to be a mother; she told us that was her priority. Period films take time and she was really apprehensive to say yes. But we assured that due to extensive pre-production, we had cut down on a lot of time. She was happy and onboard as soon as she heard this. She wanted to plan a family, take a break and look after her children. We didn’t take a break through the schedules because we wanted to accommodate her request,” Neelima stated.