Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor attended the Animal pre-release event in Hyderabad on Monday evening. Mahesh Babu and director SS Rajamouli were also present at the event. Mahesh praised Ranbir, hailing him as the finest actor in the country. However, speech made by a politician about how the Telugu industry will soon rule over Bollywood made for an awkward moment.
In the video doing rounds on the internet, Malla Reddy, Minister of Labour and Employment of Telangana, said, “Ek baat bolna chahta hoon mai. Agle paanch saal mai, Bollywood and Hollywood, pura ruling karega humara Telugu industry. Ek saal ke baad Hyderabad shift hona padta, kyu bole toh Bombay purana hogaya, Bengaluru traffic jam hogaya. Hindustan mai ek he city hai, woh Hyderabad ( I want to say one thing. In the next five years, Bollywood and Hollywood will be ruled by our Telugu industry. After a year, everyone will have to move to Hyderabad because, you see, Mumbai has become outdated, and Bengaluru is stuck in traffic jams. In India, there is only one city, that’s Hyderabad).”
He continued, “Jaise humare Telugu log, itne smart log hai, Rajamouli, dilwale Dil Raju and humara naya Sandeep aaya. Humara pura Hindustan Hollywood aur Bollywood ko ruling karega. Humara Telugu people ‘smart smart smart’ log hai. Dekho humara heroine? Kitne smart hai. Pushpa toh dhoom macha ke chhod diya (Like our Telugu people, who are so smart, we have Rajamouli, the heartwarming Dil Raju, and our new talent Sandeep. Our Telugu people are very smart).”
Just look at #RanbirKapoor face man 💔. This is insulting . Ye #MaheshBabu jisne kaha tha ki “hindi industry can’t afford me” is laughing” . Bas ruk jaao .
Back on public demand. Daily pelayi hogi. pic.twitter.com/ldrlhApT4g
— अपना Bollywood🎥 (@Apna_Bollywood) November 27, 2023
Fans on the internet called Reddy’s words insulting, and said that someone should have stopped him in the middle of his speech. Fans also said that they did not understand why people from the industry seem happy about it. However, Mahesh was all praise for Ranbir and called himself a huge fan of the actor. He said, “I have told him this before also when I met him but I don’t think he took me seriously. So today, on this stage, I’m saying that I’m a huge Ranbir Kapoor fan and in my opinion, he is the best actor in India.”
Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Animal will be released on December 1.
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Politician disses Bollywood in front of Ranbir Kapoor at Animal pre-release event, actor smiles awkwardly. Watch video – The Indian Express
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