Hyderabad: Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her producer husband Raj Nidimoru held a promotional event of their upcoming film ‘Maa Inti Bangaram’ in Hyderabad on Monday evening.
When a member from the audience asked Raj to publicly tell Samantha that he loves her, he declined to do so on stage, leading to an awkward moment that quickly sparked discussion online.
During the event, the audience repeatedly cheered and called out Raj.
When he admitted that he couldn’t understand what they were saying, host Suma playfully teased him, explaining that the crowd wanted him to express his love for his wife.
Raj avoided it by saying, “A lot of people have already told her that on stage. They’re screaming it from there, too. So, it’s nothing new.”
Raj heaped praise on Samantha’s acting prowess.
“I realised while shooting Bangaram that if we wrote the scenes in a certain way, Samantha would suddenly burst out and do it in the first take. And I realise what an incredible actor she is,” the producer said.
“Every time we test her with a new scene or a new edge, she shows something else that I haven’t seen before. So, it’s very exciting to work with an incredible actress like that. (Turns to Samantha) I’m treating you like an actor right now. I’m talking to you like an actor.”
Thanking everyone in the team including Raj & DK, actor-producer Samantha said: “What do I even say? There’s no such thing as luck. They show me how to be the hardest worker in the room. They don’t talk much about it, but they’re constantly working. That’s what I learnt from them.”
‘Maa Inti Bangaram’ will hit theatres on June 19.
