Why dont South Indian male stars click? - Page 4

And Bipasha judging Madhavan???😲😳🤔😵

While its nice hear things South Indian stars didnt try as they didnt care but thats only excuses. Just like some failed actresses make excuses like they were not successful because they were not pushy. Its like pulling down the ones who made it. But honestly there are many professional film industries in India yet no one goes and tries to make it outside their state. But everyone wants to make it in Bollywood because that gives them national fame.

Originally posted by: cricketfan1

And Bipasha judging Madhavan???😲😳🤔😵

Originally posted by: kshreya2002

While its nice hear things South Indian stars didnt try as they didnt care but thats only excuses. Just like some failed actresses make excuses like they were not successful because they were not pushy. Its like pulling down the ones who made it. But honestly there are many professional film industries in India yet no one goes and tries to make it outside their state. But everyone wants to make it in Bollywood because that gives them national fame.

I agree.

My two cents ...

Distinct features.

North India, and specifically Punjab, dominates romance in Indian movies. Its really hard to pass a South Indian actor as a Punjabi. I mean not many south Indian's could pass for a Raj Malhotra or Rahul Khanna or Rahul Raichand.

The other genre is action. Where there's always been a clutter of stars with big fan bases. Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Suneil Shetty ruled this genre in the 90's. Hard for a Chiranjavi to crack this genre.

Then there's been amazing actors like a Kamal Hassan who've suffered because of their accent.

Lastly, the movies are made for the North Indians by the north Indians. From the start its been a North Indian dominated industry. Not many outsiders make it. From the era of Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar to Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Sunil Dutt to Rajesh Khanna to Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Sunjay Dutt to the Khans, Hrithik, Akshay to Ranbir, Shahid and Ranveer. Its been all been Punjabis or Khans. Why single out the South Indians. How many Bengalis or Gujaratis have made it big in Bollywood?

Originally posted by: guess_wh0

Distinct features.

North India, and specifically Punjab, dominates romance in Indian movies. Its really hard to pass a South Indian actor as a Punjabi. I mean not many south Indian's could pass for a Raj Malhotra or Rahul Khanna or Rahul Raichand.

The other genre is action. Where there's always been a clutter of stars with big fan bases. Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Suneil Shetty ruled this genre in the 90's. Hard for a Chiranjavi to crack this genre.

Then there's been amazing actors like a Kamal Hassan who've suffered because of their accent.

Lastly, the movies are made for the North Indians by the north Indians. From the start its been a North Indian dominated industry. Not many outsiders make it. From the era of Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar to Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Sunil Dutt to Rajesh Khanna to Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Sunjay Dutt to the Khans, Hrithik, Akshay to Ranbir, Shahid and Ranveer. Its been all been Punjabis or Khans. Why single out the South Indians. How many Bengalis or Gujaratis have made it big in Bollywood?

Good point about Bengalis. I cant recollect popular male Bengali stars having made it in BW. But behind the cameras there has been a big Bengali domination right from the beginning though it has gone down now after the Bengali film industry started decaying. But there are still lot of Bengalis around and you dont feel they are absent.

Originally posted by: cuty2sweety

My two cents ...

a) Why does one have to act in BW movies?

b) Movies are about creativity and if one can quench their creative thirst in a regional movie why is there a need to even move to something else?

c) They can ask the same about y is HR,AK and others not acting in tamil/telugu/bengali movies??

Also its a well known fact that most of SI actors like Kamal etc found teh work culture in BW totally different than the one taht they were used to and refused movies in BW decades back ...

Is language a criteria for creativity??

I also think it has to do with looks. Pardon my ignoramoose self, but before this forum I thought all South Indian male stars were overweight, pot bellied with mustaches. I also don't know the language so couldn't be bothered to watch them.Since then, I have heard South movies are actually better than bollywood. So I may just start watching them if I can get hold of the subtitled ones on netflix.