Samantha Ruth Prabhu says she took on ‘Oo Antava' to fake being a ‘good looking, hot woman': ‘It was a challenge'
Samantha Ruth Prabhu broke the internet when she danced to the item song 'Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava' in the film Pushpa in 2021. In a recent interaction, Samantha admitted that she was surprised to be approached for such a sensuous dance number, especially since she had predominantly played girl-next-door characters. The actor also added that she agreed to do the song because she wanted to prove to herself that she could 'fake' being a 'good looking, hot woman'.
In an interview with Galatta Plus, Samantha said, 'As much as people think that I do things to make statements for other people, but more often than not I do things to challenge myself. Throughout my life I never considered myself as a good looking, hot woman. I think Oo Antava was an opportunity for me to see if I can fake it and pull it off. I have never done that before. It was a challenge to myself and I was only going to do it once.'
Agreeing that she was surprised when she was approached for the song, Samantha said, 'Who thinks of me for a special song and something where I have to look really hot? I was always playing the cute, bubbly, demure characters. It was not just about the dance; it was about attitude, confidence, and comfortable in her sexuality, which I'm not.'
In an earlier conversation, Samantha Ruth Prabhu had shared that she was offered 'Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava' during the time she was going through a separation from her ex-husband and actor Naga Chaitanya. During a conversation with Miss Malini, Samantha admitted that her family and friends were against her doing the item song amid her separation, but she went for it. She had said, 'I just thought, 'Why should I hide?' I did not do anything wrong. I was not going to wait for all of the trolling, abuse and hate to go away and slowly creep back in like someone who committed a crime. I was not going to do that. I gave my marriage 100%, it did not work out. But, I was not going to beat myself up and feel guilty for something I didn't do.'
'Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava' was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with lyrics written by Chandrabose. The song was crooned by Indravathi Chauhan.
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