Samantha Ruth Prabhu reveals she wanted Raj and DK to replace her in Citadel: Honey Bunny; says, “I sent other recommendations”

Samantha Ruth Prabhu fans are super excited as her much awaited series Citadel: Honey Bunny is nearing its release. The actress, who plays the role of a dangerous spy Honey, shot the series for an extensive period and in the midst of the same, she was undergoing treatment for her autoimmune disorder - myositis. Considering that the actress had to perform challenging stunt sequences for this sleek spy actioner, Samantha also suffered a few injuries including a major concussion where she even underwent brief memory loss.

Recalling the experience during an interview with Galatta Plus, Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared the incident, saying, “I had a concussion and I forgot the names after that. I completely blanked out. That was quite something. Now that I think of it, nobody took me to the hospital. Nobody asked me.” Meanwhile, adding their version from what happened on the sets, the writer of the series Sita Menon quipped, “We were on a call with a doctor.” While Samantha was surprised at the mention of medical help, she asked “Which doctor?” To which, Menon responded, “You don’t remember because you were concussed.”

She continued about the incident, “I remember, during my concussion, hearing that we have the set only for less than a day, we need to finish the shoot. So in my concussion, I was like, ‘I am coming people, I am coming.’ Then I remember the stunt guy was in front of me, and then I was like, ‘What am I doing?’ and they were like, ‘Okay, cut, not happening.’”

Furthermore, Samantha also described how she was feeling so tired after the incident that she did not want to shoot the series at all. The actress revealed being insistent to the filmmakers about replacing her, going to the extent of begging them. “I begged them to move on because I really didn’t think I could do it. I was really sure I couldn’t,” she said. She even did not stop herself from sending out options of other actresses who could replace her on the show. “I sent other recommendations, ‘Look at this heroine, she is so amazing. She will kill it. I beg you I can’t do this.’ I sent like four options to them. I was really not well,” she added.

However, the actress expressed gratitude towards the makers for not replacing her after watching the entire series recently. “Now, watching this show, I am so thankful that they didn’t make it without me and that I found the strength to do it. Even before the verdict is out for this show, I am going to give it to myself for pulling through,” she asserted.

Meanwhile Varun Dhawan also dropped a truth bomb wherein he mentioned that many of them ‘did not want Samantha to do this show’, but the actor refrained from taking any names.

Coming to Citadel, set in the early 90s, the spy thriller brings together the onscreen couple of Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu for the first time. The show is a spin off version of the American series Citadel wherein we are introduced to Nadia Sinh, who is expected to be the daughter of Honey – Bunny. The show will premiere on November 7 on Amazon Prime Video.

Also Read: Citadel: Honey Bunny trailer launch: “I am fan of Samantha since Makkhi; Sikandar Kher bullied me when I was a child” – Varun Dhawan

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