Samantha makes shocking revelation about her father; says, ‘His words impacted my self-worth’

The stunning Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is basking high on the success of Citadel: Honey Bunny, had a tough week after she lost her father Joseph Prabhu on Friday. The gorgeous beauty shared the news of her father’s demise through an Instagram story with a caption that read, ‘Until we meet again Dad’, accompanied by a broken heart emoji.

Samantha didn’t reveal the cause and the date of her father’s death. The news of her father’s passing away comes a day after the actress celebrated the success of ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’, which also starred Varun Dhawan.

Meanwhile, during an interview with Galatta India, Samantha opened up about her strained relationship with her father and revealed how his strictness impacted her self-worth and ways of handling success. Samantha revealed that her father would often downplay her abilities during her childhood leading to low self-worth as an adult.

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“He actually told me, ‘You’re not that smart.’ All my life growing up, I had to fight for validation; when you say that to a child, I really believed for a long time that I’m not smart and not good enough. My father was kind of like… I think most Indian parents are like that. They think they’re protecting you,” Samantha revealed.

“Success does two things: either you think you’re invincible, or you feel undeserving of the love and praise you get. For me, it was the latter,” the actress revealed it was due to her relationship with her father that shaped her life and personality.

Her father’s words affected her mindset to the point that she could not process the success of her debut film and the love she received from her fans.

“When Ye Maaya Chesave’ became a blockbuster and people showered me with praise, I didn’t know how to accept it. I wasn’t used to it,” she remarked. Even after the huge success of the movie, Samantha revealed she would still doubt that she was not smart or good enough.

“I was scared people would wake up and realise I’m not all that talented or cool. I kept pushing myself to be better, to feel worthy of the adulation,” the actress shared. The ‘Shakuntalam’ actress further revealed that it took her over a decade to unlearn and break free from the toxic pattern and to finally accept herself for who she is.

“It took me 10-12 years or more to realise I’m not perfect and never will be. But imperfect is pretty cool too,” Samantha concluded.