Kangana Ranaut Says Hindi Film Industry Treated Actors From South Like 'Outsiders' For Years
According to Kangana, after years of being snubbed by Bollywood, actors from the South are finally getting their due in Hindi Cinema.
Are south Indian films competing with Bollywood films? Many actors have weighed in their opinions and tried to make sense of this debate. Several celebrities from the Indian film industry have tried to share their thoughts on this debate. Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has joined the debate.
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Kangana thinks the Hindi film industry has always been 'territorial' about its screens.
Kangana says the debate about South and North films is 'unfortunate.'
While addressing the media at the trailer launch event of her upcoming movie Dhaakad, Kangana said,
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"This debate about South and North or South Indian films coming in is so unfortunate as they have always got step-motherly treatment and that¡¯s why it feels like a victory today. It should not have been like this."
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According to Kangana, after years of being snubbed by Bollywood, actors from the South are finally getting their due. She said,
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"We have not had a single hero from the south as a leading man in the Hindi film industry. I have been talking about it that how close-knit this circle is and how it operates. This is also an example of how they don¡¯t allow outsiders. "
They are not outsiders, added Kangana. She said,
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"And now that they are coming to take their due, which is rightfully theirs, we behave like they are taking away our screens, and getting into our territory. These are their screens, the whole nation is theirs. So, please stop looking at them like this (as outsiders). People in the industry who think that they are the godfathers here this is a slap on their faces. These (south Indian) actors deserve it because this was long overdue, and they will take their due. And I am very happy that they are doing it.¡±
In March 2022, Akshay Kumar shared his two cents and said,
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¡°I don¡¯t think (it¡¯s a competition). It¡¯s a collaboration rather than a competition. I don¡¯t think we should take it as a competition. There is nothing to compete about.¡±
On the other hand, film director Ram Gopal Varma thinks that Bollywood actors are 'insecure and jealous' of the success and pan-India popularity of South stars.
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