Samantha shares her experience on public scrutiny

Samantha who enjoys immense fanfollowing and stardom across the country, speaking to scribes, shared her thoughts on public scrutiny.

She said "Anyone who has followed any little part of my journey is very well aware of all the personal struggles — the separation, my illness — everything has been very, very public. It comes with a lot of repercussions, a lot of trolling, a lot of judgment, and you’re constantly judged for being open and vulnerable,"

She added "I don’t think authenticity is the final destination — it is a work in progress. I don’t have everything sorted, I don’t have my life sorted, but I’m able to speak about it. I am not perfect; I might make mistakes, I might stumble, but I’m trying to be better,"

Samantha revealed "At a time on social media when you have that kind of access, I believe it is most important now that we also be responsible,"

She continued "Ambition should not just run wild. It should come attached with certain responsibility and purpose, and that is why I feel that is very important for the youth today to select their mentors carefully, because that can define their entire life. That can define how stable their mental health is, what they can afford to dream, what they can learn from other people's failures,"

She shared "I had nothing, and my family struggled to even put food on the table. And from my first film, it all exploded. I became a star overnight, and and there was name, there was fame, there was wealth, there was applause. And to be honest, I didn't know what to do with it because I think authenticity is the sum of your upbringing.

"And if you are not in balance with that upbringing, there can be turmoil. So I didn't feel that I was worth all of this adulation and applause that I was receiving, and it instead of making me happier... it should have made me on top of the world but it didn't."

She added"That is when I realised that I have found my purpose... so what you do with that visibility and the platform is what matters in the end," and shared "I did 'Oo Antava' to see if I could. It was a challenge that I gave myself. I never considered myself to be sexy. No one was ever going to give me a 'bold role'. It was a one-time thing,"