Samantha Ruth Prabhu is no longer measuring her worth by Friday box office numbers. At the All India Management Association’s 52nd National Management Convention in Delhi, the actor opened up about how
living with myositis has shifted her priorities completely.
For years, she believed success meant non-stop films and brand deals. “The previous version of me probably had five films releasing in a year because that was the symbol of a successful actor… you needed to have five films, a big blockbuster, you had to be on the list of Top 10 actors. That was needed to be endorsing the biggest multinational brands. Today, I haven’t had a film release in two years, I am not on any lists. I don’t have 1000-crore film, but I am the happiest I have ever been.”
She admitted that the old version of herself was fragile and anxious. “I was so fragile. Every Friday would change and give me anxiety, that someone will claim my position tomorrow, I would be replaced. My whole self-worth was based on the calculator of that Friday.”
These days, Samantha says small habits keep her grounded. She keeps a gratitude journal and uses her podcast to share health lessons with followers. “God forbid they need it one day, they will know where to go for it. With my wellness investments, the idea is to not land in that state of helplessness which I once found myself in. I do not wish it for anyone else. Also, keeping a gratitude journal for one year changed my whole personality.”
She added that her relationship with failure has changed too. “From someone who was always looking for what’s going to go wrong, always fearing how I am going to mess up… if there was success, I would forget it the next day but failure would stay for a long time. A year later today, my whole attitude towards failure and hiccups has changed.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is set to make a strong comeback with big projects lined up, including the fantasy-action Netflix series Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom and her first production venture Bangaram under Tralala Moving Pictures. On the personal front, Samantha is rumoured to be dating Raj Nidimoru of Raj & DK duo.
