The designer revealed why she turned the wedding gown of Samantha Ruth Prabhu into revenge: ‘It was not about erasing the past …’.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu made headlines not only for her fashion statement, but also for the powerful message behind it in 2024. After his very public division from Naga Chaitanya, Samantha chose not to hide his pain but to recover his story. Now, both Samantha and designer Kresh Bajaj have opened up the emotional importance of the dramatic change of the gown – which tells the story of treatment, strength and renewed starting.Samantha married Naga Chaitanya in 2017, wearing a floral-separated wedding gown, which had a deep passionate value. But after her divorce, she gave the gown a bold makeover. In 2024, he rejected it as a striking black ‘revenge dress’. Designer Kresh Bajaj has now revealed the reason behind the dramatic change.In an interview with Pinkvilla, the designer Kresh opened the Samantha’s wedding gown into a ‘review dress’. He explained that the dress was more than just one dress – it was an emotional memory that became something new. Samantha wanted to regain somewhat deeply, and Kresh felt honored to help in the process. The goal was not to eradicate the past, but to accept it from grace and retain the original essence and turned it into some powerful and unique.In another interview with Galata India, the actress opened about why she chose to change her wedding gown – a symbol of her past. She revealed that after divorce, women often face rigorous decisions and stigma, which is “used” or “with the other hand”. Samantha shared that the society hopes that divorced women would feel like shame or failures. By changing his wedding dress, he regained control over the story – not only for themselves, but also for countless women and families who tolerate the same pain and pressure.Samantha clarified that the change of her wedding dress was not the task of revenge, as many believed. He admitted that it could appear in that way, but the real intention was far more individual. At the end of her story, she was not imagined once, but she did not want to sit back and mourn. Instead, she wanted to face her pain and embraced a new beginning. Wearing converted gowns, Samantha symbolized strength, acceptance, and moving – where something ends, something new and empowering could begin to be strengthened.