Samantha and Naga Chaitanya’s relationship has been the talk of the town but it has quite disturbed Samantha’s career as an actress. Though the couple’s wedding is reportedly more than 12 months away, the news has affected the number of offers for Samantha. Despite giving back-to-back hits this year, the offers have been declining for her in both Tamil and Telugu industries. The actress regrets the gender stereotypes where people are still reluctant to accept committed or married women in the industry.
According to a report by Gulte.com, Samantha, who used to charge a hefty fee of one-and-a-half crore has decreased her remuneration and may charge a crore instead.
In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, she said, “The day my marriage plans were announced, the offers dried up. Just like that! I was like… what happened? I am the same actress. I’ve given back-to-back hits throughout the year. My Tamil film 24 and my Telugu films A Aa and Janatha Garage were hits. So why am I suddenly being shunned?”
Regardless of their marriage, Bollywood actresses like Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor are still rocking their career. But down South, directors and producers are not broad minded enough to treat an artist as an artist irrespective of their marital status.” But, Samantha believes that she can break the stereotype saying that she will not stop acting post-wedding.
She also mentioned that producers were hesitant because she was going to be Nagarjuna’s daughter-in-law. But she says that Nagarjuna is the first person who was most supportive of her career plans post her wedding with Naga Chaitanya. She also felt proud about her boyfriend Naga Chaitanya who took an effort to inform people that she is open to opportunities.
“Although there is uncertainty about my future in the film industry, thankfully there is no uncertainty about my future in his family. Even the endorsement offers I was getting have been curtailed. It’s as though I’ve already left. It’s bizarre.”, she added.
More power to the actresses and women across in standing up for this discrimination.
