Some
time
ago,
it
was
rumoured
that
Samantha
Akkineni
would
be
playing
the
female
lead
in
Pawan
Kalyan's
comeback
film,
a
remake
of
the
Bollywood
hit
movie
Pink,
and
this
gave
cinemagoers
a
reason
rejoice.
Now,
in
a
shocking
development,
the
Manam
beauty
has
reportedly
refused
to
take
up
the
project.
Interestingly,
she
recently
also
said
'no'
to
the
Hindi
remake
of
U
Turn
as
well,
which
implies
she
might
not
be
interested
in
doing
too
many
'female-centric'
films.
In
case,
you
did
not
know,
Pink
starred
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
lead
and
emerged
as
a
surprise
hit.
It
revolved
around
the
harassment
faced
by
women
while
highlighting
that
'no
means
no'.
The
social-thriller
was
remade
in
Tamil
as
Nerkonda
Paarvai,
which
raked
in
the
moolah
while
impressing
fans.
The
Telugu
version,
which
might
feature
some
mass
elements,
is
likely
to
be
as
hard-hitting
as
the
original.
As
such,
many
folks
feel
Sam
made
a
mistake
by
rejecting
the
offer.
Meanwhile,
the
'Akkineni
Bahu'
recently
grabbed
plenty
of
attention
when
she
decided
against
'celebrating'
the
encounter
of
those
accused
in
the
Disha
rape
and
murder
case.
She
also
said
that
she
initially
refrained
from
commenting
on
the
issue
as
it
made
her
realise,
she
had
done
little
for
the
welfare
of
women.
On
the
professional
side
of
things,
the
young
lady
is
awaiting
the
release
of
the
Telugu
remake
of
Vijay
Sethupathi
and
Trisha's
96,
which
has
her
paired
opposite
Sharwanand.
The
film,
backed
by
Dil
Raju,
is
likely
to
arrive
in
theatres
in
February,
2020.
Sam
is
also
working
on
the
Amazon
Prime
Original
'The
Family
Man
Season
2',
featuring
Bollywood
actor
Manoj
Bajpayee
in
the
lead.
The
buzz
is,
she
will
be
playing
a
terrorist
and
this
has
piqued
the
curiosity,
The
inside
talk
is,
the
show
has
the
potential
to
establish
her
as
a
pan-India
star.