Tangent:
Last year, there was big drive to raise money to financially support daily workers in the TFI. There is a list of the donations somewhere on the net. IIRC, Naga donated 1Crore. Chiru had also donated 1 Crore to a relief fund. Ram Charan, AA, Prabhas, Chay (25 lakhs) ..etc also donated money. None of these actors had any strings attached to their donations.
Then Sam announced to the public that she would donate money as soon as she reached ten million Instagram followers. 10 million is a significant milestone. Not only can the account holder charge higher rates for sponsored content but they get a bigger rep as a social media influence which for an Indian film industry actor could translate into many opportunities.Didn't Sam win an award for biggest social media influencer/presence (in TFI?) and most stylish celeb (a lot of her insta posts are about fashion - it may be overtaken soon by what her momma said). These awards also have a cash price attached.
When Sam's casting in FM2 was announced, it was also reported/rumored/speculated that her social media presence played a role in her bagging the part. Sam donates money to her charitable foundation from the revenue she generates from her insta posts (not sure if its is all).
Was Sam mercenary and profited off the pandemic?
Really!!! I didn't know all these... very insensitive move I must say. But this is how celebrities are.
After coming here only I realised I didn't know much about TFI. TFI functions differently from other industries.
Curious to know more about it.
And yes, Sam is an attention seeker while Chay is complete opposite. The way she has changed her face over the years (she looked amazing in her first flim with her real face) says a lot about her insecurities. Initially I thought it was Sam who initiated this divorce but after reading all these I can't say the same anymore.
And yes, the Sam Jam show, you guys were talking about, I watched Chaysam episode (earlier I saw only few clips, available on YouTube) I must say earlier during Majili interviews Chay was very gentle with her ( leg pulling was there but it was different) but in Samjam show I don't know why he seemed harsh (that earlier gentleness was missing) and I find Sam was bit scared of him.
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