Samantha Ruth Prabhu will not do ‘Oo Antawa’ in Pushpa 2, the actress clarified the real reason

New Delhi. ‘Pushpa’ starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil was a big blockbuster. The film was appreciated on several grounds such as story, action, performances and soundtrack. Another highlight of ‘Pushpa’ was Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s dance number ‘Oo Antwa’. Speculations are rife about Samantha returning for a special number or a small cameo in ‘Pushpa 2’, nothing has been announced officially.

Earlier there were reports that Samantha has turned down director Sukumar’s offer to do a dance number as she did not want to do an item number. However, now a report in Pinkvilla has cleared all the rumors quoting someone from Samantha’s team. Samantha’s team reportedly told Pinkvilla, “It’s all random rumours.

According to several reports, the filmmaker “tried hard” to convince Samantha and even created a cameo for her to be involved in the story. But he turned down the offer. Samantha had earlier charged Rs 1 crore. 5 crores for the special track and it was Allu Arjun who convinced Pushpa to do the song when it releases in 2021.

‘O Antwa’ was a huge hit and continues to be a party chartbuster everywhere. Now that Samantha’s team has cleared the rumours, we wonder if she will be a part of ‘Pushpa 2’ or not. Meanwhile, Samantha also has several other projects in the pipeline like ‘Gadh’, ‘Shakuntalam’ and ‘Kushi’. Samatha will reunite with ‘The Family Man’ duo Raj & DK for ‘Citadel’, the Indian adaptation of the Hollywood version starring Priyanka Chopra, which is being directed by Russo Brothers.

Samantha started shooting for ‘Citadel’ earlier this month and fans are super excited to watch her in an action avatar. The series also stars Varun Dhawan who recently delivered the hit ‘Bhediya’. Meanwhile, ‘Pushpa 2’ has been one of the most anticipated films and fans are extremely excited to see Allu Arjun back in the film franchise.