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Originally posted by: poppy2009
Also, this might sound strange, but there is a lot of sexism involved here...the majority of audience that watches Bolly films is from the North..and they would rather see a film where the Hero is from the North (or from amongst them) and since the heroine for most part of Bolly films is nothing more than a pretty accessory, it doensn't really matter where she comes from! Like SRK, might be a muslim, but he is a 'North-indian' Muslim from Delhi and that matters...but Mammooty who is also a muslim (and about 1000 times more talented than SRK) would never click in Bolly, because he is in the end, a 'South-indian' from Kerala.Similarly, a Hrithik Roshan would work beautifully in Bollywood, because he is a 'hatta-katta' punjabi puttar from Mumbai...but Surya (who has a better physique, better looks and infinitely more talent) would never work, because he is a pukka Chettiar lad from Chennai!Well, atleast the girls from down South are a big hit (not just with the audience, but also with their co-stars😉) All of us South-indian's can take solace in that fact!😆
There is a reverse sexism too. North Indian women really sought after in South India. Maybe having a fair and lovely NI girl romance someone who is one them gives SI a kick too.
And whole of India whether NI or SI gets a kick to see a White woman romance an Indian man.
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