Raashii calls Bollywood unoriginal
What's the story
In a recent chat with Zoom, actor Raashii Khanna revealed she was surprised when she realized most Bollywood hits were South Indian remakes.
She hailed the originality of regional film industries, emphasizing the contribution of Malayalam cinema in breaking the language barrier. Khanna particularly credited actors Fahadh Faasil and Prithviraj Sukumaran for the same.
"A lot of Malayalam films have broken the language barrier. Fahadh Faasil, Prithviraj Sukumaran sir (are two of them)," she said.
Remake trend
I 'realized oh! We all do only remakes'
Khanna, who was last seen in the 2024 film The Sabarmati Report opposite Vikrant Massey, also spoke about Bollywood's habit of remaking South Indian films.
"I didn't know that a lot of Hindi films I grew up watching are remakes of South. That I only figured out when I came to the Southern industry and realized oh! We all do only remakes."
"Of course, we have original Hindi very amazing films. But a lot of films are all remakes."
Rising fame
Jiiva acknowledged Allu Arjun's growing popularity across languages
Actor Jiiva, who was in the same conversation, admitted that Telugu star Allu Arjun's growing popularity across languages was hard to ignore.
From Telugu to Tamil and Malayalam, Arjun's fame has only grown, with his dance moves being especially appreciated.
"I could see Allu Arjun's fame growing. From Telugu, he went down to Tamil and he was crazy in Malayam. His dance was so much spoken about."
Nationwide resonance
Jiiva highlighted Arjun's pan-India appeal
Further, Jiiva stressed how Arjun's films have found an audience all over India, connecting with people from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, and Bihar.
"He did films which Andhra, Telangana, Gujarat, Bihar... Everybody started seeing his films, and slowly it grew."