Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s accent at Citadel's London premiere draws mixed response on social media. Watch

Samantha Ruth Prabhu attended Citadel's premiere, where she spoke about being part of the spy series in what a Twitter user called a ‘Western accent’.

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who was recently in London to attend the premiere of Prime Video's web series Citadel, interacted with the press along with actor Varun Dhawan, her co-star from the Indian adaptation of Citadel. A clip featuring Samantha has gone viral on social media and her accent has earned mixed response from people.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu at Citadel's London premiere.

In the clip, Samantha can be seen introducing herself and talking about being part of the Indian version of Citadel, and how she’s excited to be joining such a big universe. Reacting to the video shared on Twitter, some users asked what’s the need to change her accent. One Twitter user wrote, “What’s with these Indian actors? When they travel to the US, why does a different accent kick in? (sic).” Another user tweeted, “Why do these celebs make learning Western accent look cool? Looks so fake (sic).” Some Samantha fans also defended the actor, and said she was just doing her job.