‘Shaakuntalam’ Trailer Launch: Samantha Ruth Prabhu opens up on facing 'many struggles' in life?

Wearing a white saree and matching blouse at the event, the actress started shedding tears when director Gunasekhar was speaking. Social media has now been flooded with clips of Samantha crying with fans writing, "We're with you, Sam (sic)."?

In a video, the actress is heard saying, "No matter how many struggles I face in life, one thing won't change. That's how much I love cinema and cinema loves me back. I strongly believe that this love will grow manifold with Shaakuntalam." Further thanking Gunasekhar for the opportunity, Samantha added, "In Indian literature history, the story of Shakuntala is one of the most memorable ones. I feel so lucky that Gunasekhar sir chose me for this character. It is truly my privilege.”

The project, produced and directed by Gunasekhar, is all set to be released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. It will hit the silver screens worldwide on February 17.?

It was last November that Samantha took to Instagram to share that she has been suffering from a rare auto-immune disease called Myositis.?

During the promotion of her last release ‘Yashoda’, Samantha had turned emotional and had said, "As I said in my post (Instagram), some days are good, some are bad. Some days, I felt that even taking one more step would be difficult. But when I look back, I wonder I've gone through so much and have come this far. I'm here to fight.”

The actress will soon begin shooting for the Indian adaptation of ‘Citadel’, co-starring Varun Dhawan.