Allu Arjun To Vijay Deverakonda: South Indian Actors Who Rejected Bollywood Films
In recent years there has been quite an integration between Tollywood and Bollywood movie industries. The audience developing a massive interest in regional cinema and movies from Southern Indian. While fans are loving the blend of the two cinematic worlds and subtitles are reducing the language barrier there have been a couple of times when actors from the south rejected Bollywood movies.
In recent years, there has been quite an integration between Tollywood and Bollywood movie industries with the audience developing a massive interest in regional cinema and movies from Southern Indian.
While the movie Pushpa: The Rise earned worldwide fame after being released simultaneously in five languages, the popular web series The Family Man 2 introduced an array of South Indian stars such as Uday Mahesh, Azhagam Perumal, Samantha to the audience.
While fans are loving the blend of the two cinematic worlds and subtitles are reducing the language barrier, there have been a couple of times when actors from the south rejected Bollywood movies. Wondering who they are? Read ahead to find out.
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Allu Arjun
There have been several reports stating that South Indian actor Allu Arjun was offered to play the r... Read More
There have been several reports stating that South Indian actor Allu Arjun was offered to play the role of 'Pawan' in Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaam. However, the actor was not able to accept the offer due to prior commitments. As per reports, Bajrangi Bhaijaan grossed over ?600 crore worldwide at the end of its 7th week.
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Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu is among the most popular faces in the Telugu cinema and enjoys a massive fan following.... Read More
Mahesh Babu is among the most popular faces in the Telugu cinema and enjoys a massive fan following. However, the actor is not very keen to play roles in the Bollywood industry. There have been reports that the actor doesn't want to take the risk of failing in the Bollywood industry. He is said to have rejected the movie Ghajini among others.
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Vijay Devarakonda
As per reports, Vijay Devarakonda is rumoured to have rejected Karan Johar's remake of movie 'Dear C... Read More
As per reports, Vijay Devarakonda is rumoured to have rejected Karan Johar's remake of movie 'Dear Comrade'. In an earlier interview, the actor had also shared how he wants to stick to one cinema and does not want to do something solely Hindi but instead a project that can work well in both Bollywood and Tollywood. The actor later signed a project with Johar and will be seen starring opposite Ananya Panday in Liger. The movie will release in five languages.
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Naveen Kumar Gowda Aka Yash
Naveen Kumar Gowda, who is popularly known as Yash was offered the lead role in the period drama film 'Laal Kaptaan'. However, the actor rejected the offer and later Saif Ali Khan played the lead character 'The Hunter'.
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar is a popular face and is loved for his onscreen presence. However, when the actor was approached for Bajrangi Bhaijaan, he rejected the film stating that he wasn't quite impressed with the script he read.
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Nivin Pauly
After working on several projects, Nivin Pauly got his break in 2012 movie 'Thattathin Marayathu'. Post his fame, the actor was also approached for a Bollywood project but he had to drop out of it because of his busy schedules.
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Fahadh Faasil
According to reports, Vishal Bhardwaj and Fahadh Faasil were in talks regarding a project that the film director had offered. However, for unknown reasons, the project did not materialise. In an interview, Faasil had also shared that he read the script and thought it was "beautiful".
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