Samantha Prabhu’s surprising bond with Naga Chaitanya's cousin, Rana Daggubati: From sister-in-law to sister
Rana Daggubati, one of the co-hosts of the show, stopped her to crack a few jokes and tease her.
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The IIFA Utsavam was attended by the who’s-who of the industry including Rishab Shetty, Vicky Kaushal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mani Ratnam, Ananya Panday, Mrunal Thakur and many others. The show was hosted by actors Rana Daggubati and Teja Sajja. After receiving the award, the Yashoda actress gave an emotional speech. Before she could leave the stage, Rana, who shares a special bond with the actress stopped her. He commented, “Samantha went from Tollywood to Hollywood (Citadel: Honey Bunny). Went from being my sister-in-law to sister”. This left the audience and the actress cracking up.
For the unversed, Rana Daggubati is the cousin of actor Naga Chaitanya, who was formerly married to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, making her Daggubati's sister-in-law at the time. Their marriage ended in 2021 when they decided to divorce. Now, Naga Chaitanya is engaged to Shobhita Dhulipala, and the two are preparing for their upcoming wedding.
Rana further pulled her leg and said that the actress has not been doing any Telugu films lately. Samantha Ruth Prabhu wittily answered that if she had to star in a film, it would be Narasimha Naidu, not Rana Naidu. The Kaadan star pointed out that Rana Naidu was not a cinema, but a show and he could do anything on it which he learned from The
