When Samantha played journo at the Hyderabad Times office

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“Mahanati was a period film set in the 80s. So that again was a totally different experience. It was a time when reporters still used typewriters. But today journalism has changed so much. For instance, there are so many women working here in this office — perhaps as much as men, if not more. Which means we have kept upping our game (laughs)," said Samantha at an exclusive chat with Hyderabad Times

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“Oh! It is pretty exciting to play a journalist in a real newsroom! I’ve always read the newspaper, so to actually be here, where it all happens, is quite fascinating. It was great to see everybody at work and shoot at a real location. It felt completely different,” Samantha gushed.

Samantha's refreshing and laid back look which is very 'I- mean business' in nature is already being talked about.

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Samantha plays the role of an intern, whose natural curiosity drives her to find herself in various incidents. Actor Rahul Ravindran who plays a her love interest in the film also plays role of a crime reporter in the film

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This is the second time the actor would be playing a journalist. Her first role as a scribe was in the period film Mahanati, which won great applause at the BO

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Directed by Pawan Kumar, the film is a plot-driven thriller about an intern at a newsroom who encounters certain incidents that change her life dramatically

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The film is a Telugu- Tamil remake of a 2016 Kannada block buster of the same name

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Actor Samantha was in the Hyderabad Times office for a 3 day shooting schedule of her upcoming flick, U-Turn

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