Meanwhile, South Indian films began to thrive at the box office, prompting comparisons between the humility of South Indian stars and the allegedly notorious behavior of Bollywood celebrities.In an interview with Hindi Rush, Varinder made a statement that South Indian stars, including Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu , and Jr. NTR, indulge in fakery.
He didn't name Jr. NTR, but the star's loss of his typically calm demeanor recently surfaced online.Varinder then shared an incident about Mahesh Babu.
He talked about an old incident where Mahesh Babu stated that Telugu stars don't need Bollywood and that Bollywood can't afford him.
He felt very bad about such an attitude, which led him to believe these stars are fake.
Mahesh Babu emphasized that he is more focused on Tollywood than any other industry.
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Mumbai-based photographer Varinder Chawla called South Indian actors Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR , and Vijay Deverakonda 'not so humble' compared to their social media images and compared Bollywood celebrities with them.In the wake of the COVID pandemic and the tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput , the Hindi film industry faced criticism for its perceived cliquishness and gatekeeping towards outsiders. Meanwhile, South Indian films began to thrive at the box office, prompting comparisons between the humility of South Indian stars and the allegedly notorious behavior of Bollywood celebrities.In an interview with Hindi Rush, Varinder made a statement that South Indian stars, including Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu , and Jr. NTR, indulge in fakery. They act humble and innocent only for the camera. He mentioned that there was an actor who would appear in slippers during the promotions of a film to deliberately pretend to be humble in front of the camera. When the host mentioned Vijay Deverakonda’s name, Varinder confirmed it.He further added that recently his team shot a video of a big South star who is normally very quiet. The star snapped at a team member while entering a hotel. Varinder didn’t upload the video, but another paparazzi there shared it. He didn't name Jr. NTR, but the star's loss of his typically calm demeanor recently surfaced online.Varinder then shared an incident about Mahesh Babu. He talked about an old incident where Mahesh Babu stated that Telugu stars don't need Bollywood and that Bollywood can't afford him. He felt very bad about such an attitude, which led him to believe these stars are fake. However, he supported Bollywood stars for being their genuine selves in front of the camera.Even though Mahesh Babu and his team released a statement apologizing for that past comment, clarifying that he respects all kinds of films and never intended for his words to be circulated in the way they were, Varinder remained critical. Mahesh Babu emphasized that he is more focused on Tollywood than any other industry.
