“Insecure” Bollywood Stars: Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) on Hindi National Language Controversy
“Insecure” Bollywood Stars: Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) on Hindi National Language Controversy. The National Language debate is back to the headlines. Bollywood actors Ajay Devgan and Sandalwood star Kichcha Sudeep have made some comments regarding the national language debate. Now Director RGV joins the club. Read on to know more.
Ram Gopal Varma took part in today’s debate over Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn’s claim that Hindi is the national language of India by referring to “an undeniable truth” about “north stars.”.
Citing the recently released Kannada blockbuster “K.G.F: Chapter 2“, which has scored tremendous hits in North India as well, Mr Varma said Bollywood actors are “insecure and jealous” of their southern counterparts.
Like the PROOF of the PUDDING is in the eating , the runway 34 collections will prove how much GOLD (kgf2) is there in HINDI versus KANNADA .. @ajaydevgn versus @KicchaSudeep
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 27, 2022
In a Twitter post, Mr. Varma, who has directed Bollywood films like Company and Sarkar, said, “The base undeniable ground truth is that the north stars are insecure and jealous of the south stars because a Kannada dubbing film KGF2 had a 50 crore opening day and we all are going to see how the coming Hindi release days will be.”
The base undeniable ground truth @KicchaSudeep sir ,is that the north stars are insecure and jealous of the south stars because a Kannada dubbing film #KGF2 had a 50 crore opening day and we all are going to see the coming opening days of Hindi films
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 27, 2022
Director Sudeep Sanjeev also supported Kannada actor Sudeep Sanjeev’s remark that Hindi is not the national language.
The Bollywood actor’s statement that Hindi was, is, and will always be our mother tongue and national language has sparked intense criticism from the south, with at least two former Karnataka Chief Ministers slamming his remarks.
At the trailer launch of his film, Mr. Devgn responded to Kannada actor Sudeep Sanjeev’s remarks.
Taking a shot at the Hindi film industry, he said that Bollywood produces many films that are released in Telugu and Tamil but struggle to find the same level of success.
He said that today we are making films that are going everywhere.
Hello @ajaydevgn sir.. the context to why i said tat line is entirely different to the way I guess it has reached you. Probably wil emphasis on why the statement was made when I see you in person. It wasn't to hurt,Provoke or to start any debate. Why would I sir ? https://t.co/w1jIugFid6
— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) April 27, 2022
Ajay Devgn responded to the comment on Twitter by asking the Kannada actor why he releases Hindi-dubbed versions of films made in his mother tongue.
‘@KicchaSudeep my brother, if Hindi is not our national language, then why are you dubbing your mother tongue films in Hindi? Hindi was, is, and will always be our mother tongue and national language,” he tweeted in Hindi.
Mr. Sudeep then responded to Mr. Devgn’s counter, claiming he made the remark in a different context than how it reached him, and that it wasn’t to “hurt, provoke, or start a debate”. Announcing his apology, the Kannada actor said that he “loves and respects” every language in our country and that he hopes to see him soon.
The actors’ tweets, however, reignited the debate over Hindi imposition.
Recently, several south Indian movies have achieved unprecedented success at the box office not only in the south but throughout the country, leading to a lot of debate on why Hindi language movies aren’t as popular in the south.
