Samantha Talks About Playing An Action Role In Citadel And Princess In Shaakuntalam

Samantha is thrilled about playing a heroine in director Gunasekhar's Shaakuntalam. The actress recently went to Mumbai to promote Shaakuntalam. She spoke about doing action in Citadel and a princess in Shaakuntalam.

“I don’t think my life has changed at all. I’m only a star till 6 pm. That’s it. After that, my life is extremely normal. Nothing has changed in my head at least. I never ever dreamt that I’d come this far. I feel very privileged about the kind of roles I’m doing right now. I’m shooting Citadel now and every day is exhilarating work. It’s so fulfilling, I’m so happy. It’s tough but so fulfilling for a woman to be doing action, to not have the hero saving her all the time. It’s great, it’s a new phase for me. I’m absolutely enjoying it,” she said. "I was scared and had said no because I was doing stuff like The Family Man, playing these gritty roles. But ever since I was a child, Disney has been my favorite genre. But I didn’t have the confidence that I can play Shakuntala, a princess, a symbol of perfection. So I got scared. But if you notice the last three years, I have been taking on a lot of challenges. I spoke to Dil Raju sir and he had a lot of confidence in the script," she said. “I thought let me take this up as a challenge, because this is my only chance to play the role that I dreamt of as a child. I always thought this is a simple story but it actually isn’t. There’s love, betrayal, emotions. As a modern woman I could still connect to a character written such a long time ago. There’s something for everyone in the film. People will be surprised and happy,” she added.