For all those who are used to watching SAMEERA REDDY scorch the screen with her high intensity sex-appeal oozing from every single pore of her body or her being a show stopper on the ramp, it is truly impossible to even imagine leave alone believe that just a few years ago 'SAM' was actually the plump specy and deglam ugly duckling in the Reddy family.

Truly it would take all of your imagination to envison SAMEERA as an ugly ducklin even when you see her viz a viz her elder sister Sushma & Meghana who have been natural beauties-each one of them, long before Sam even imagined that she would follow in their footsteps and go several notches ahead of them and carve an original niche for herself where she would no longer be known as Sushma & Meghna's kid sister but have a unique identity of her own.

Even though SAMEERA REDDY is the youngest of the three sisters in terms of achievements she has reached much ahead of her elder sisters not just as a Bollywood actress but also made a mark for herself in Telegu & Tamil films while also having explored Bengali cinema too and done a bit of international cinema too. That apart, SAMEERA has made a mark on the ramp as she has done more than her share of shows acorss the globe thus taking after her sisters who were both supermodels in their heydays and sure enough SAMEERA has also not disappointed either.

Altough people sat up and took notice of her only after Taxi No.9211 where she was paired with John Abraham shorty after the success of Musafir where she created a stir by passionately kissing Anil Kapoor. What is not however known is that she began her career opposite Sohail Khan in Dil Tujhko Diya after which she gave a string of flops but her sensual looks and oozing sex-appeal ensured that she was here to stay as her fan-following ensured that she was not going any place else in a hurry.

Sure enough with the passage of time she started to tide over her flops and her first decent performance came across in 'Darna Mana Hai but it was only with her sensual performance in Musafir and Taxi No.9211 had she truly arrived after which there was simply no looking back for her. Subsequently the rate of hits in a row increased while the margin of flops reduced thus making her more reliable at the box-office.

SAMEERA REDDY SAID IT

" I have dabbled in Telegu, Hindi and Bengali films and I feel that dancing is my forte.I'm working with all the top heroes be it in Bengal or in Mumbai or in Hyderabad and this isn't just because of my glam quotent alone. It really boils down to your expressions, your body language and most important your talent that takes you places!!!"

"At some level the media has got to realise that they have a responsibility too. To an extent we read all that is written or said about us and then brush it under the carpet but beyond a point it does start affecting your psyche and eventually your work. More than me it's the family and close friends who get affected by all that is said and written about me.Being from the South, I'm 10 times more careful about how I conduct myself so that there is absolutely no loose talk about me but even then I get dragged into messy controversies!!!"

"I'm right now very focussed and I strongly believe that neither good or bad press or any press for that matter can take away the success that I've garnered for myself. I've worked hard and honestly to reach where I'm today and nothing or nobody can take that away on the strength of silly rumors or malicious gossip!!!"

"Am I a fitness freak? You can bet your last shirt on it. Right since the age of 16 I have been conscious and very particular about my weight.Since both my sisters were getting established as models, even i knew at the back of my mind that this is where I belonged and it was just a matter of time before I also was a part of the fashion industry!!!"

"I think every actor has to struggle till the veryend of his life. Even Shahrukh Khan is struggling to remain at the top and his worries are no less than a newcomers.The reason for the struggle changes but the struggle remains...So what's the big deal that even I struggle in one zone while being a superhit in another?!!!"

BY:THE LIP

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