Samantha to Som: Celebrities who took up the 'Don't Rush' challenge

2020 was a year of social media challenges. While the pandemic dampened our spirits, these social media challenges kept us all engaged. This year, a social media challenge called 'Don't Rush Challenge' has gone viral. This remix featuring Ans and Jordan has got celebrities and Instagrammers hooked, with many of them sharing their version of the challenge on their 'gram. In India, though, Vicky Kaushal was among the first to popularise this challenge, which was then followed by Samantha Akkineni, who gave a fantastic spin to it. Here's looking at some of the celebrities who took up the challenge...

Samantha Akkineni's challenge became quite viral as this was not just about dancing in unison with choreographer Anusha Swamy, but she also gave a fitness spin to it. In the end of the video, she was surprised by doing push-ups. With the video crossing 2 million views, Samantha added in her caption she caught on to the video after seeing Vicky Kaushal ace it.

Keerthy Suresh is known to add a little bit of funk and fun to whatever she does. So, when she took up this challenge it was no surprise when she decided to add an element of fun and style to it. She did this challenge with dancer Pawan Alex, and added in the caption saying, 'Don't rush'. Clocking 1.4 million views, a lot of people loved her for doing this with an inimitable style.

Amyra Dastur, too, did the challenge with a dance trainer named Khushbu Singh. Even though she did a dance challenge, Amyra added fun by dancing in heels. With the two ladies casually dancing in high heels, her fans lauded her for the effort. In fact, Amyra herself added in the caption that "we can do it better in heels."

Lavanya Tripathi had mentioned that she loved this challenge, but decided to spice things up when she took up the challenge herself. Instead of doing a simple dance cover, her video focused just on her legs, where she danced to the song in different shoes. From high heels, ankle boots to sneakers - Lavanya's footwork was spectacular in this video. In her words, she didn't want to rush, but Lavanya made sure she did so with style!

The 'Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai' actress was recently in the news for her weight-loss transformation. After dropping nearly 15 kilos, Tanushree wowed her fans by taking up the 'Don't Rush' challenge. She kept her moves so casual and impromptu, which makes many like her version of the challenge.

Television personality Anjana Rangan is quite a fitness freak and has maintained herself really well over the years. When she decided to take up the 'Don't Rush' challenge, she decided to give a fitness spin to it, similar to Samantha. She even mentioned in her post that it was a gym version, with her husband and actor Mouli doing a fantastic job with the camera.

Som aka Somsheker from 'Bigg Boss Tamil' did a fun take on the viral challenge. While his buddies and co-contestants Gabriella Charlton and Aajeedh Khalique effortlessly did the moves, Som walked in and gave it a casual spin with his moves. Though he mentioned that he spoilt the dance, his fans loved his quirk.