4 min readHyderabadSep 9, 2026 07:22 PM IST
Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya in Epic: First Semester, directed by Aditya HasanDirector Aditya Hasan has revealed that actress Vaishnavi Chaitanya had serious reservations about the “bold scenes” in their upcoming film Epic: First Semester before she agreed to sign on, and that he personally promised to stand by her and take responsibility if any backlash followed.
Speaking at the pre-release event on Tuesday, the director recounted, “I made a promise, and I will stand by Vaishnavi,” Hasan said. “She was concerned about doing bold scenes in the film. So I assured her that I would stand by her. If there is ever an issue, it has to come through me first.”