Rohit Shetty on the north-south debate in movies: ‘Why do you need to divide us?’

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty commented on the continued debate of north versus south Indian movies, and mentioned that everybody ought to make good movies, as a substitute of getting divided into totally different areas. (Additionally learn| Akshay Kumar on North-South cinema and nationwide language debate: ‘That is how Britishers got here and divided us’)

Over the previous few months, many non-Hindi movies have proved to be field workplace hits throughout India. In 2022, up to now, the variety of Hindi movies that emerged as hits have been decrease than than the non-Hindi movies. Movies similar to KGF Chapter 2, RRR and Pushpa The Rise, have been made in Kannada and Telugu languages, and dubbed and launched in different languages.

Requested if south Indian movies are overpowering Bollywood, Rohit informed Prabhat Khabar, “A brand new debate begins on a regular basis. It was nepotism six months in the past, and now it’s south Indian movies versus Bollywood. Hindi cinema is over. I simply need to ask ‘why do you need to divide us?’ We’re all one, we should all make good movies.”

He additionally informed followers that his subsequent undertaking would be the new Singham movie. “The following movie within the Singham franchise can be my subsequent. I’ll start the taking pictures subsequent yr. Other than Ajay Devgn, a number of new faces can even take part within the movie.”

Rohit will quickly return because the host of his journey actuality present Khatron Ke Khiladi. The present enters its twelfth season this yr. The present premieres on COLORS TV beginning July 1.

Rubina Dilaik, Pratik Sehajpal, Sriti Jha, Nishant Bhat, Faisal Sheikh, Shivangi Joshi, Jannat Zubair, Tushar Kalia, Mohit Malik, Erika Packard, Chetna Pande, Kanika Mann, Aneri Vajani, and Rajiv Adatia can be seen because the individuals.

Rohit joined Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2014. Akshay Kumar was the host for first two seasons of the present, whereas Priyanka Chopra hosted the third season earlier than Akshay returned for the fourth season. Rohit has been the host since he joined within the fifth season.