Aishwarya Rai Bachchan speaks about North Vs South debate: We need to break away from the typical way

Many South Indian films like RRR, KGF Chapter 2, and Pushpa: The Rise, have done exceptionally well at the box office. This also states that people are accepting South movies now which was not the case earlier. Now, movie buffs are all set to get impressed by Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan: I.

However, speaking about the North Vs South debate, this time, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan feels that this is an amazing time for Indian cinema as we need to break away from the typical way of looking at cinema.

“It’s an amazing time right now, where we need to break away from the typical way of looking at artists and cinema. I think it’s a great time right now, where all these barriers have gone down. People know our cinema nationally. In fact, they are wanting to see the cinema from every part,” Aishwarya was quoted as saying in a Pinkvilla report.

 

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The Jodha Akbar actor further added, “I think this is finally the perfect time where it has become accessible nationally through so many platforms. Everybody can view cinema for what it is, across India. So, I think we need to kind of break away from this conventional way of thinking and help our viewers, our audiences, and our readers also to not slide into that typical way of viewing. Art has always been there, found the audience, and has been appreciated; so, have the artists. But avenues were limited. Today is a great time when it has become accessible to everybody. And proof of the pudding is in the eating, right? It is so evident that people are embracing and lapping up cinema from across the country.”

Apart from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ponniyin Selvan: I also stars Chiyaan Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jayaram, and Prakash Raj who will be seen in pivotal roles.

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