Last week, there were reports that actor-producer Simran had approached her Thulathamanam Thullum and Priyamanavale co-star Vijay to star in a big-budget project but that he ‘politely turned it down’. Simran has now set the record straight on X (formerly Twitter), calling rumours about her career ‘disheartening’. (Also Read: Thalapathy 69: Vijay to play ‘torch bearer of democracy’ in his final film, to be directed by H Vinoth ) Simran lashes out about rumours On X, Simran wrote without elaborating much that she’s disheartened to see how little her ‘friends’ care about her when people ‘emotionally manipulate’ her.

She also claimed that she’s not ‘desperate’ to line up work with ‘big heroes’ without naming anyone. She wrote, “It's truly disheartening to see how people can emotionally manipulate you and how little your friends seem to care about it. Up until now, I’ve stayed quiet, but let me make it clear: I’m not desperate to line up and work with any big heroes.

I've been there and done that. My goals are different now, and as a woman, I know my boundaries.” She added that while she remained silent for ‘years’ when her name was ‘being linked’ to others, her self-respect made her speak up.

“No one ever reached out or made any effort to put an end to these rumors. No one cared about my feelings,” she wrote, adding, “I’ve never taken advantage of my name; I’ve always stood firm for what’s right. I expect the same integr.