South sensation Samantha Ruth Prabhu is facing a low phase professionally these days. Her last two pan-India releases- Yashoda and Shakuntalam have fallen flat on the box office with negative reviews from critics. But Samantha is trying her best to keep up with her acting career.
Recently, the actress became a part of the global premiere of American web series ‘Citadel’. During the event, Samantha interacted with the press. However, the South beauty’s tone of conversation raised eyebrows of netizens and Samantha became a victim of trolls.
Netizens were shocked to hear Samantha’s accent
Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who attended the London premiere of Russo Brothers’ ‘Citadel’, will soon be seen in the Indian spin-off of this web series opposite Varun Dhawan. During the premiere, the actress talked about playing the lead in the spy thriller. She turned heads in a black outfit for the evening. Meanwhile, a clip of Samantha talking to the media about her role in ‘Citadel’ India is going viral on social media. The trolls are slamming her for her fake accent in the video.
Users called Samantha’s accent ‘fake’
In the video, Samantha Ruth Prabhu who has been suffering from a chronic illness for a long time, can be seen talking about being a part of the Indian version of ‘Citadel’ along with Varun Dhawan. She looks extremely excited to be a part of such a huge universe.
However, seeing the way in which the actress talks, netizens began calling it fake and cringe. Taking a jibe at Samantha’s tone, a user wrote, ‘What’s with these Indian stars? Why a different accent when they travel to America?’ Another stated, ‘Someone pls remind her that she is from Kerala.’ A third one penned, ‘I adore her a lot but the way she is faking her accent She shud hv spoke in Indian accent only.’
In the past, many celebs have been bashed online for taking in a fake accent during international festivals and award shows. ‘RRR’ star Jr NTR became the butt of jokes for his accent at the Golden Globes Awards.
Samantha’s work front
After delivering two back-to-back flops, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is gearing for ‘Citadel’ India release. The Prime Video series will be helmed by famous duo Raj and DK. Besides this, Samantha has Kushi with Vijay Deverakonda in the pipeline.