It is ok to be separated: Naga Chaitanya opens up on divorce with Samantha

Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu shocked fans with the announcement of their divorce after four years of marriage. 

The couple revealed the news of their separation through a social media post in October last year.

In a recent interview conversation, a media reporter asked Naga Chaitanya how he overcame the tough times in his personal life after officially separating from his wife and actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu. 

Naga talked about his family's support and he still finds happiness in Samantha's happiness.

Finally breaking silence on his divorce with Samantha, Naga shared during a media interaction, 

“It is ok to be separated. That is a mutual decision made for their individual happiness. If she is happy, then I am happy. So divorce is the best decision in such a situation."

Speaking about her separation from Naga, Samantha had told Filmfare, 

“I know I'm still going to live my life and with all the issues that I now faced in my personal life, I was surprised at how strong I was. I thought I was a much weaker person. I thought that with my separation, I would crumble and die. I didn't think I was capable of being this strong...Today I'm very very proud of how strong I'm because I really didn't know I was.”

On the work front, Chaitanya attended a program where he spoke to mark the completion of his latest movie outing Bangarraju. 

The actor is all set to make his Bollywood debut through the movie Laal Singh Chaddha. The movie stars Amir Khan in the lead role and is a remake of the critically acclaimed movie Forrest Gump

While Samantha’s 'Shaakuntalam' entered the post-production phase recently. Directed by Guna Sekhar, the film will be based on a popular Indian play Shakuntala by Kalidasa. 

Samantha plays the titular role of Shakuntala, while Dev Mohan will be seen playing Dushyanta, the king of Puru Dynasty. Meanwhile, Sam has wrapped up the first schedule of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual 'Yashoda.' 

Directed by Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan, the film is touted to be a science fiction thriller that stars Unni Mukundan and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in crucial roles