Actresses Samantha and Pooja Hegde are two of the most popular actresses in South film industry, who have acted in multiple languages and enjoy a huge fan base. Pooja Hegde's recent release Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo with Allu Arjun was a blockbuster at the box office.

After the success of the movie, Pooja Hegde's popularity soared and her following on social media increased. However, it was followed by a controversy as a comment against Samantha was posted through Pooja's Instagram account by a hacker. Now, Pooja Hegde has overtook Samantha in the Instagram race.

Fans of both Samantha and Pooja Hegde displayed their support and stood by them trending hashtags for them. Now, Pooja Hegde has overtaken Samantha on Instagram by reaching 11 million followers, and Samantha is having 10.8 million followers. Pooja Hegde will be seen next in 'Radhe Shyam' with Prabhas and Samantha will be seen in The Family man season 2.