South Indian cinema has been growing remarkably in its reach and box-office collections in the recent years. Itโs so much so that people have started wondering if the South industry could take over Bollywood in near future. On the lines of similar global success of film KGF, actor Kiccha Sudeep made comments that have sparked the old debate on whether Hindi would be termed as the national language or not.
Sudeep, speaking on the massive success of KGF chapter 2, said: โYou said that a pan India film was made in Kannada. Iโd like to make a small correction. Hindi is no more a national language.โ
โThey (Bollywood) are doing pan-India films today. They are struggling (to find success) by dubbing in Telugu and Tamil, but itโs not happening. Today we are making films that are going everywhere,โ the Makkhi actor added.
Kannada Actor @KicchaSudeep said ,โcorrect it,Hindi is no more the National Language, its no more a National languageโ!
In a film launch & a huge applause from the crowd & the media.Hope the efforts of Kannada activists are reaching the intended places. #stophindilmposition pic.twitter.com/qpj06HJseG
โ เฒฐเฒตเฒฟ-Ravi เฒเฒฒเฒฆเฒฎเฒฐ (@AaladaMara) April 23, 2022
The actorโs statement garnered mix response, with many attacking the actor for downplaying the importance of Hindi language. One of the prominent voices among those who contradicted Sudeep was Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn.
Ajay Devgn, taking to Twitter, wrote in Hindi: โMy brother, according to you if Hindi is not our national language, then why do you release your mother tongue movies by dubbing them in Hindi? Hindi was, is and always will be our mother tongue and national language. Jan Gan Man.โ
.@KicchaSudeep เคฎเฅเคฐเฅ เคญเคพเค,
เคเคชเคเฅ เค เคจเฅเคธเคพเคฐ เค เคเคฐ เคนเคฟเคเคฆเฅ เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ เคฐเคพเคทเฅเคเฅเคฐเฅเคฏ เคญเคพเคทเคพ เคจเคนเฅเค เคนเฅ เคคเฅ เคเคช เค เคชเคจเฅ เคฎเคพเคคเฅเคญเคพเคทเคพ เคเฅ เคซเคผเคฟเคฒเฅเคฎเฅเค เคเฅ เคนเคฟเคเคฆเฅ เคฎเฅเค เคกเคฌ เคเคฐเคเฅ เคเฅเคฏเฅเค เคฐเคฟเคฒเฅเคเคผ เคเคฐเคคเฅ เคนเฅเค?
เคนเคฟเคเคฆเฅ เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ เคฎเคพเคคเฅเคญเคพเคทเคพ เคเคฐ เคฐเคพเคทเฅเคเฅเคฐเฅเคฏ เคญเคพเคทเคพ เคฅเฅ, เคนเฅ เคเคฐ เคนเคฎเฅเคถเคพ เคฐเคนเฅเคเฅเฅค
เคเคจ เคเคฃ เคฎเคจ เฅคโ Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) April 27, 2022
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