Ninety percent of male leads don't succumb to obligations. If an actor is not interested in a movie or the director, he simply declines the offer.
We have seen how Vishwaksen discarded Arjun Sarja's film and how Mahesh Babu denied the offer from Mani Ratnam.
However, actresses are yet to adopt this attitude, especially Samantha, who is now facing the consequences of her hesitant nature for accepting to work with Gunasekhar in a project like Shakuntalam.
Initially, when the story of Shakuntalam was pitched, Samantha turned it down. But Dil Raju intervened and convinced her, as per her own announcement. Her fans argue that Samantha made a mistake by getting "convinced."
Shakuntalam has turned out to be a disaster, and the promotional campaign was also halted. This event marked a significant setback for Samantha's career.
In the past, although Mahesh Babu had a success like Okkadu with Gunasekhar, he tasted a disaster with the same director in 'Sainikudu' and eventually never looked back at him.
Samantha, on the other hand, couldn't show her sharpness in rejection, despite knowing Gunasekhar's track record and approach.
After the failure of Shakuntalam, Samantha's situation has once again come to the fore.
She had become the go-to actress for female-centric movies, with films such as U-Turn, Oh Baby, and Yashoda. However, after this incident, filmmakers may think twice before casting her in such roles again.