On Friday, the film's team as well as several special guests attended the Animal pre-release event in Hyderabad. In addition to actor mahesh babu and filmmaker SS Rajamouli, politician and telangana Minister of Labour and Employment malla reddy was there. His remark about 'Telugu reigning over India' sparked outrage.

Malla reddy took to the stage as everyone else watched him from the audience section. Addressing bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, the film's lead star, he said in hindi, “Ranbir ji, aapko ek baat bolna chahta hu. Agla paanch saal mein, poore Hindustan ko, bollywood, Hollywood, poora ruling karega humara telugu people. Aap bhi ek saal ke baad hyderabad shift hona padta. Kyu bole toh bombay purana ho gaya. Bangalore traffic jam ho gaya. Hindustan mein ek hi city hai woh hai hyderabad (Ranbir, I want to tell you something. In next five years, telugu people will rule over India, bollywood and Hollywood. You will also have to move to hyderabad next year. Why? Because mumbai is old now and Bengaluru has traffic jams. hyderabad is the only city in India).”

Telugu cinema lovers, as well as twitter users in general, were 'embarrassed' by Reddy's comments. Many people applauded Ranbir for being cheerful during the ordeal. "Hats off to Ranbir for being so patient," he wrote. "He's a politician, for all my Hindi-speaking friends." He's looking for votes. "Take it with a grain of salt," said another. Others were more outraged, saying, "The hindi audience loves South actors and their films without any discrimination." However, the telugu leader criticised bollywood and the hindi audience here. We must demonstrate these people's actual aukat. Everyone should watch "#Dunki" instead of "#Salaar". Let us help our industry! India's #Bollywood pride."
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G GOWTHAM

28/11/2023 09:50 AM