Bollywood, Stop Making Fun of South Cinema

South Indian cinema has been making headlines across the country with its big films, talented actors and strong box-office performances. However some Bollywood celebrities seem to have developed a habit of making comments about South films. This is now creating anger among South Indian audiences.

Earlier actresses like Janhvi Kapoor and Radhika Apte became part of discussions after making comments about South cinema and certain films. Janhvi's comments on Ram Charan's Peddi and Radhika Apte's remarks about some South Indian films started South vs Bollywood debate. Now, another Bollywood actress has joined the list.

This time, it is Huma Qureshi. Her recent appearance on comedian Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent brought Yash's Toxic back into the spotlight. During the conversation, Samay made a joke about the film's box-office performance and called it a disappointment. He also told Huma that she was the first guest to appear on his show after delivering a box-office failure.

Huma did not stay silent. She quickly replied, "I just acted in a movie named Toxic; you're literally toxic in life." Samay responded with another joke, saying that at least people watch him.

Also, Krushna Abhishek recalled an incident in which his uncle, Govinda accidentally shot himself in the foot while handling a gun. Reacting to the conversation, another panel member joked that after watching the film, he felt so disappointed that he wanted to shoot himself. Huma Qureshi, who was present on the show, also appeared to enjoy the humorous moment.

These comments are making South audience anger again as it once again shown how Bollywood celebrities look at South Indian films.

A film's success or failure is always open to public discussion. Every industry has films that work and films that fail. But repeatedly making South cinema the subject of jokes or criticism does not look good.