'Hindi Is No More A National Language', Kiccha Sudeep Kickstarts Language Debate Yet Again
South Indian films are causing havoc at the box office. Bollywood hasn't done that in a long time. When Kiccha Sudeep was talking about the global success of KGF: Chapter 2, he gave a controversial statement kickstarting the old debate on whether Hindi would be termed as the national language or not.?
Talking about the roaring success of Yash-starrer KGF Chapter 2, Sudeep said, "You said that a pan India film was made in Kannada. I¡¯d like to make a small correction. Hindi is no more a national language."
He added, "They (Bollywood) are doing pan-India films today. They are struggling (to find success) by dubbing in Telugu and Tamil, but it¡¯s not happening. Today we are making films that are going everywhere."
His statement drew strong reactions from people.
This comes after Amit Shah, as quoted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, had said at the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided that the medium of running the government is the Official Language, and this will definitely increase the importance of Hindi. Now the time has come to make the Official Language an important part of the unity of the country. When citizens of States who speak other languages communicate with each other, it should be in the language of India."
Interestingly,?in 2019, during the promotions of his film Pailwan, Kiccha Sudeep had called Hindi the national language of India.
He said so in response to a question asking his opinion on Home Minister Amit Shah's decision to make Hindi the national language of India. At that time, he said, "That's because Hindi is the national language. Everything started from here, hence it always holds more weightage. According to me, there is larger number of people who speak Hindi compared to other languages. Hence, we are giving more preference to the Hindi version."
This had drawn him wrath of pro-Kannadigas who trolled him on social media.
Also Read:?AR Rahman, Prakash Raj Take A Dig At Amit Shah For 'Hindi Should Be Alternative To English' Row
(For more news and updates?from the world of?celebrities?from?Bollywood?and?Hollywood, keep reading?Indiatimes Entertainment, and let us know your thoughts on this story in the comments below.)?
