Alia Bhatt calls Samantha ‘hero on and off-screen’, sings Oo Antava at Jigra event

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt recently thanked actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu for supporting her film Jigra at a Hyderabad event, and praised her resilience. The actor was speaking at Jigra Telugu pre-release event in the city. The event was graced by director Trivikram Srinivas and Rana Daggubati along with Samantha.
“My dearest Samantha, you are a hero on and off-screen. I have so much admiration for your talent, for your resilience, for your strength. It’s not easy to be a woman in a man’s world, but you have surpassed gender. You stand tall on your two feet, and you have your talent, and your strong kicks to be an example for everyone,” said Alia.
She also shared how Samantha took just 6.5 seconds to say ‘I will be there’ when Alia invited her to attend the pre-release event.
The Jigra actor also made a plea to Guntur Kaaram director to cast her and Samantha together in a film. “And over here on this stage, not doing this for promotion, I genuinely mean it. Trivikram sir I think Samantha and I should be in a film written and directed by you. They say usually actresses compete with each other and all of that. But there’s no such thing. I am so, so grateful that today I have a pan India superstar here to support my film and say such kind words for my film,” she added.
A video from the event that has now gone viral shows Alia singing Oo Antava, a popular song from Pushpa: The Rise that features Samantha.
Alia won hearts with her Telugu speech at the event.
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Samantha was recently in the news due to the controversy surrounding Telangana Minister Konda Surekha’s comments on her divorce with Naga Chaitanya. It was Samantha’s first visit to Hyderabad since the controversy. While she addressed the issue through a statement shared on social media, she refrained from talking about it at the event.
Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt-starrer Jigra is set to hit cinemas on October 11. Directed by Vasan Bala, it also stars Vedang Raina.