Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s rep denies reports of her exit from upcoming films due to myositis diagnosis

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s team recently shed light upon the truth regarding her upcoming projects in Bollywood amid her diagnosis of an autoimmune condition called myositis. Reports suggested that she might be opting out of some projects lined up in the pipeline, owing to her health. Samantha was last seen in Yashoda and even during the release of the film she made limited public appearances.

Samantha announced about her battle with myositis earlier this year in November. She will be next seen in her much-waited film, Shaakuntalam, whose shoot was wrapped up long ago. She also has an upcoming film, Kushi alongside Vijay Deverakonda, whose shoot has been delayed for now, due to her health. Samantha is also a part of a Hindi film, which is likely to postpone the shoot as well.

Samantha’s representative Mahendra spoke with Indian Express. “Samantha is taking rest at present. She is going to participate in the shooting of the Kushi post-Sankranthi in January. After that, she will continue with her Bollywood project. We had given dates for the Hindi movie from January. But due to the unforeseen circumstances, the shootings of the films may be delayed by about six months. So now she will only be able to participate in the shooting of her Hindi film from April or May. According to the earlier plans, the shoot for Samantha’s Bollywood film will start in January, and the dates were also allocated accordingly.”

“It’s not a good thing to make someone wait for a long time since moviemaking involves so much effort. So we have been giving the clarity (to the makers) from the beginning to proceed according to the planned schedules if it is not possible to wait. Samantha has not walked out of any of the accepted projects officially. So far there is no truth in the news reports about her departure from her upcoming projects,” he added.

Earlier, there were rumours about Samantha being hospitalised. However, her spokesperson told Hindustan Times that she was absolutely fine, and was at her home in Hyderabad.