We watch Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi movies, however their followers do not see ours: Salman Khan on why Bollywood cannot go pan-India | Bollywood

We watch Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi movies, however their followers do not see ours: Salman Khan on why Bollywood cannot go pan-India | Bollywood

The time period pan-India got here into use within the movie lexicon of India after Baahubali’s monumental success. It was taken to indicate movies which have marketability all throughout the nation, crossing language boundaries. Within the 10 years since Baahubali, the time period has largely been used just for south movies crossing over into the Hindi belt and by no means the opposite manner round. Actor Salman Khan feels that it’s as a result of Hindi movies hardly have a market within the south, and audiences do not need to watch Bollywood movies in theatres. (Additionally learn: ‘Gandi filmein hello banti hain, together with my very own’: Salman Khan’s blunt reasoning for Bollywood movies flopping)

Salman Khan and Chiranjeevi labored collectively within the 2023 Telugu movie, Godfather.

Salman Khan on Bollwood going pan-India

On Wednesday, whereas selling his new movie, Sikandar, Salman spoke to the media at a Mumbai lodge. Speaking about Bollywood movies’ incapability to cross over into the South, he mentioned, “When my movie is launched there, it won’t get the numbers as a result of their fan following may be very sturdy. I am going to stroll on the road, and they’ll say, ‘Bhai, Bhai’, however they won’t go to the theatres. The way in which we have accepted them right here that hasn’t occurred there. Their movies do properly as a result of we go and see them, like these of Rajinikanth sir or Chiranjeevi garu or Suriya or Ram Charan. However their followers don’t go and see our movies.”

The actor was then quizzed on why Bollywood is just not casting south stars in Hindi movies with the intention to market these movies within the south territories. “The suitable script is required for such a collaboration to occur, he mentioned. However the largest hurdle, Salman admitted, is the budgetary constraints. “The factor is cash… Additionally they cost, and we additionally cost. To make a movie like this, it’s a huge duty. It is advisable have a script like that. For example, in a movie like Ramayana, they’ll forged everybody from right here and there (south).” Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor together with Kannada celebrity Yash and Telugu actor Sai Pallavi within the lead roles.

About Sikandar

Sikandar, Salman’s subsequent launch, additionally stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, and Sharman Joshi. The movie can be releasing in theatres on Might 30, coinciding with Eid.

Salman urged the audiences to come back to the theatres to look at Sikandar, in addition to the opposite releases this week. “I hope folks working get good bonuses on Eid in order that they’ll watch Sikandar, Mohanlal sir’s L2: Empuraan, and in addition Sunny Deol’s new movie (Jaat). Three huge stars are coming with huge movies and I hope all work,” he added.

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