According to reports, it was Samantha who was approached to play Nayanthara's role in the Shahrukh Khan starrer 'Jawan', directed by Atlee Shah Rukh Khan is doing his first pan-Indian film ‘Jawan’ in the direction of Atlee. The movie is scheduled for release on June 2, 2023, and has Nayanthara as the female lead. The latest gossip surrounding the film is that it was Samantha who was first approached for the role of heroine in ‘Jawan’. Apparently, director Atlee had approached Samantha in 2019, way before her life took a different turn when she parted ways with Naga Chaitanya, and narrated the story to her. Although the truth remains to be unknown, fans rue that Samantha should have taken up the offer in ‘Jawan’ as it has Shahrukh Khan playing the lead and is directed by Atlee, the protege of the renowned filmmaker S Shankar.