𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁: 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘆: 𝗬𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵

𝕭𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖞𝖜𝖔𝖔𝖉’𝖘 𝕾𝖔𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖓 𝕽𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖕𝖊 

𝕭𝖞: 𝖄𝖚𝖛𝖗𝖆𝖏 𝕾𝖎𝖉𝖉𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖆 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖍 

𝕭𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖞𝖜𝖔𝖔𝖉’𝖘 𝕾𝖔𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖓 𝕽𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖕𝖊 

𝕭𝖞: 𝖄𝖚𝖛𝖗𝖆𝖏 𝕾𝖎𝖉𝖉𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖆 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖍 

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁: 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆

𝗕𝘆: 𝗬𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 

☆ It is not a strange fact for me but I have been following many patterns of the changing nature of the film industries pan India in the last decade plus. I have worked with, national award winning film director Prakash Jha to making films in rustic villages of Punjab such as 'Qismat' 'Qismat 2', 'Surkhi Bindi', 'Shoreyan Da Pind', 'Bajrey Da Sitta' etc. to name a few. I have always considered myself to be a student or rather may I say 'a technician' rather than a 'Star'. Interestingly when I was signed for my soon to be filmed, a Telugu film 'Siva'; I was aware of how the Bollywood industry has been somehow working in the Telugu or Tamil film industry. When I was invited by my producer of 'Siva' in the grand city of erstwhile Nizams; Hyderabad, I wasn’t clear about the fact as to how would I work in the Telugu film industry? The language, the cinema and the treatment; they all seemed to be so very different, but my producer told me "don’t worry if Sonu Sood can do it, so can you"! Certainly it was reassuring. I have to confess it brought a big smile on my face and more so a relief in my heart. Not to mention that I was aware of many people who had worked in southern films; several heroines and hero’s who then entered the Bollywood! Mine is a reverse cycle I guess! It's true how they always wanted to bounce into the Hindi film industry, despite stupendous success in the films of South of Vindhyas. When I reached The Jubilee Hills, I was taken on a tour to 'Film Nagar'; quite a grandiose colony in the middle of Hyderbad along with my Telugu driver 'K.C'. He showed me the mega homes of many film actors who’s names were almost a whimper in Mumbai; yet somewhat kept on the backburner for long. Maybe as one would think they were some what romanticized alone. Big Hindi movie actors who claimed not to openly acknowledge them, as revered by our north Indian audiences, considered them as over the top, violent or somewhat comical hereos. Still the dubbed films in Hindi have been accumulating for many channels over the decades. Cinematographically brilliant scenes, flooded by angry heroes, who could only do fights with thirty guys around and beat them off; unrealistically, slowly and steadily got into the DNA of Hindi film heroes. To mention a few 'Wanted' (a Southern remake) which changed the iconoclastic graph for Salman Khan and 'Dabangg', by Kabir Singh (a remake of Arjun Reddy's). Let me make it very clear that some of the biggest film directors have been from South in Hindi cinema.

To name a few Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma were the most liked one's but lets not forget Priyadarshan and Shankar, who have given massive hits such as Akshay Kumars 'Hera Pheri' and 'Robot'. Puri Jagganath directed Amitabh Bachchan in 'Buddha Hoga Tera Baap'. Sandeep Reddy Vanga directed Shahid Kapoor in 'Kabir Singh'. K. Vijay Bhaskar director of 'Tujhey Meri Kasam'. 'Gamyam', 'Vedam' movie director, 'Krish' aka Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, directed Akshay Kumar in ‘Gabbar Is Back’ and Kangana Ranaut in ‘Manikarnika’. Southern stories have always been somewhat borrowed by Hindi films producers and directors since 1960’s. Several of South India's filmi God, N.T. Rama Rao’s films were made into Hindi remakes. Actor Jeetendra’s 'Himmatwala' and 'Tohfa' which immortalised him, were directed by a South Indian director; the legendary K. Raghavendra Rao. Aamir Khan’s 'Ghajini' made A.R. Murugadas for real icon ! 

The question then arises why have been the South Indian films and filmmakers always kept on the backburner or hidden from the public? To call it simply; it’s the simple and non 'showing-off attitude' of the southern stars, producers and their directors. When I meet people in Bombay now Mumbai; I have to meet them wearing expensive shades, all pumped up body and looking like the next 'Zeus'! Whereas in the South they like to see through you, in simplicity ! They have the director's lenses on all the while, not depending on some over night actor, who couldn’t really make it as a successful actor, then turned as a 'casting director', just another 'lackie in the cog' frankly speaking! Yes they also like good looking, handsome people, but they see your worth beyond your surname, or popularly known as 'Nepotism'. 'Bahubali' collected huge profits for Karan Johar as he was the distributor and he himself said, "all the Gucci’s and L.V.s are thanks to 'Bahubali'! Atleast credit must be given to to KJo that he acknowledged the Southern film industry. More so it has created the funds for 'Dharma Productions'. Recently with Hindi films getting a hard boot from it’s 'ever loyal fans', the love for Southern films has emerged robustly in a bigger and stronger way than ever before. For the Bombay's snooty and arrogant film industry; sadly it's focused only on the box-office figures and not on the content. Frankly speaking, all we can say is that some love stories may lie but they still survive! South India's cinema is finally getting its due after many decades. Happy viewing friends. It's delightful to see cinema houses running to full capacity finally! Stay safe, healthy and filmy!

                     𝗬𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 

                    (𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲) 

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