Samantha speaks out about smiling for fans

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, South India's favorite actress, recently shared a very moving and touching experience, showing how behind the smiles of fame, celebrities usually go through unplanned challenges. As she prepares for the release of her first produced movie,

Subham

, Samantha reminisced about how she had taken pictures with fans hours after hearing about her

father's death

.

A heartbreaking moment behind the smileDuring an open interview with Galatta Plus, Samantha shared that she was given the shocking news of her father's demise when she was in Mumbai. Even though she was in a state of shock and couldn't process what had happened, she was quick to take the first available flight to Chennai to stay with her family. In this challenging ordeal, she met a few fans who approached her for a photo.Samantha explained the out-of-the-world experience, stating,

“I never refuse pictures because they are the people who shaped you into what you are today. I remember last month in December, I received a morning call from my mother that my dad has passed away. I had to fly out on the first flight out of Mumbai to Chennai and I was in shock because I had not talked to my dad in a long time.". I was sort of paralyzed on the plane with no response and I recall there were a lot of people who requested my photo and I recall standing up and taking all these photos and smiling.”The weight of public expectationsSamantha discussed the special burdens of being a celebrity, citing that fans have no idea what personal demons celebrities might be going through. She described,The thing is if you just say 'no', they don't know what state you are in… it takes a lot of courage to approach somebody and ask them to take a picture with you. So I didn't want to say no and ruin their day."She also went on to say that the experience made her see the glaring contrast between her life and that of a "normal person."When I was smiling for these photos, it struck me, no ordinary person would be expected to smile on the day their dad passed away. It is completely another world."Personal life and professional journeyOn the private side, Samantha is presently being rumored to date director Raj Nidimoru, after having divorced actor Naga Chaitanya. Amidst her struggles, she still stays true to her fans and work, now entering the field of film production with Subham.