Felt audience will mature after pandemic, but....: Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes a dig at RRR & KGF 2

In an interview, Siddiqui said, "I felt the audience will mature after the pandemic and lockdown because they would have seen good international cinema."

NewsBharati    30-Apr-2022 12:37:01 PM
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Mumbai, April 30: One of the prominent topics of discussion within the entertainment industry is the rise of pan-Indian films. Following the success of films like RRR, Pushpa: The Rise and KGF Chapter 2, we can say that South films taking over box offices. But Nawazuddin Siddiqui presented different views on the same.

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While these titles star some of the biggest actors like Yash, Ram Charan, N.T.R Jr and Allu Arjun are major crowd-pleasers gathering impressive sales, not everyone is impressed; especially Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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The actor has now opened up about his thoughts on the trend of South Indian movies, blurring the language barrier and crushing it at the box office. In an interview, Siddiqui said, "I felt the audience will mature after the pandemic and lockdown because they would have seen good international cinema. Change has come but it's for the worse."
 
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Siddiqui added, "When a film does well everyone joins in and praises it even more, if a film doesn't collect good money people criticise it more."

Comparisons between mainstream Hindi cinema and pan-India films are currently doing the rounds as divided reactions emerge from celebrities and fans alike. Many have also pointed out that While KGF: Chapter 2 and RRR had amazing theatrical runs, the Bollywood film Jersey didn't impress with its numbers.