When Salman Khan Told Chiranjeevi Hindi Films Are 'Not Accepted' In South: 'Chiru Gaaru, Your Films Are...'

Superstar Salman Khan is known for voicing his hard-hitting opinions in a cheeky tone, which is particular to him. As such, when he told Chiranjeevi that Bollywood films are not accepted in the South, he left him in splits. A throwback clip from this interaction has resurfaced on Reddit, causing a stir on the microblogging site.

In the now-viral clip, Salman Khan said, “Chiru Gaaru, your films have been accepted here. Our films are not being accepted there.” The clip then cuts as Chiranjeevi begins to respond. Watch the clip here:

Redditors flocked to the comments section to express their hot takes. One person wrote, “This is an inaccurate statement. The regional dubbing of Hindi movies does bad business in the South. However, the Hindi versions of tons of Hindi movies do great business in the South.” Another comment read, “As if Bollywood films are being accepted in North .” One person wrote, “It’s an incorrect statement that their films do good business here all the time. South films in North India are a hit-and-miss. It might be a disaster or a flop. Rarely will it be hit. Even the hit ones are usually Pan India films.” Another added, “Shah Rukh movies are very well accepted down South. People in Kerala especially are extremely fond of him and his meaty roles.”

Interestingly, Salman’s video has resurfaced amid Arshad Warsi’s comments on Prabhas, which have garnered attention recently. For the unversed, Arshad Warsi recently said that Prabhas looked like a ‘joker’ in Kalki 2898 AD. The actor was asked to name a recent film he watched and didn’t like. The Golmaal star named Kalki 2898 AD. Arshad said that while he loved Amitabh Bachchan’s performance as Ashwatthama in the Nag Ashwin directorial, he was not impressed by Prabhas’ look. He added that Prabhas should have been made to look like Mel Gibson. While Arshad’s remark was about Prabhas’ role in the film, many believed it to be an attack on the actor and jumped to his defence by slamming Arshad.