Samantha wanted to be Naga Chaitanya’s reel lover one last time before becoming real life lover. So, she said yes to Kalyan Krishna’s directorial. But, later she backtracked and Rakul Preet Singh replaced her. Sources say Nagarjuna asked her not to work together. He told her that there could be differences during the shoot and could even lead to breakup. So, Sam opted out. But, she is doing Tamil projects nevertheless.