actor Samaira Reddy Never one to shy away from talking about the challenges she faced before making her mark in Bollywood. Although acting was never part of her original plans, she found herself in the industry after starring in Pankaj Udhas’ 2000 hit music video “Ahista Kijiye Baatein”. The song’s popularity eventually paved the way for her acting debut Suhail Khan In “Maine Diltu Icordia” (2002). Looking back, Sameera recently revealed that the experience was far from glamorous, recalling severe anxiety on set and recounting her lifelong battle with stuttering.In an interview with Haut Fry, Samaira reflected on her first day of filming and admitted she was overwhelmed with fear. “After shooting a random music video, I came back and it became a super hit song. I thought, ‘I don’t want to do this’. I used to panic at first. When I shot my first film, ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’, I remember the first scene. Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khanall sitting there. They are making the film and Sohail Khan and I are together,” she shared.Describing the heartbreaking moment, she added, “I remember all I wanted to say was, ‘Why don’t you go?'” As soon as he said action, I muttered the dialogue. I was scared, my hands were shaking and I was sweating. But, I remember my therapist said, ‘What scares you? If you break that, you’ll break a lot of other terrible things. “That’s what I teach my kids.”The actor also reflected on living with a speech impediment since childhood, explaining how she gradually learned to accept it instead of fearing judgment from others. “Today, as someone who stutters, I can tell if someone stutters. But I know in my heart that I’m going to do it, what’s the big deal? Are you going to laugh? What’s going to happen? I’m sitting here and you’re all looking at me. That’s what I’m thinking,” she said.Sameera further spoke about the colorism she experienced in her debut film and revealed that her skin tone was deliberately altered on screen. “In my first film, ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’, my skin tone was two to three shades lighter. I looked almost grey! I used to wear full make-up to match the color of my face to my body. Do you know how many women have this habit in their own families? Her own parents and in-laws would say, ‘You are fat or fat’.‘What the hell! Who gave the definition of beauty? She admitted.
