Samantha's much-awaited mythological drama Shaakuntalam will be released on April 14. The film is based on Kalidasa's Abhignyana Shakuntalam, and stars Samantha as Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as King Dushyantha. The drama is directed by Gunasekhar. As the release date approaches, Samantha has been actively promoting the film. In an unconventional promotional strategy, the actress shared five interesting facts from the film sets that were previously unknown. Samantha disclosed that she suffered from a flower allergy, and also dubbed dialogues in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi for the film. She further revealed that she was bitten by a rabbit during the shoot, and her lehenga weighed 30 kg. Lastly, Samantha disclosed that her hair in the film is not real.