Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, while promoting his upcoming film 'Free Guy' in a video recently, addressed Indian fans. Describing various elements of the film, Ryan noted that the film sounds similar to a typical Bollywood film.
Now Kangana Ranaut has reacted to comments made by the Canadian actor. In an Instagram story, Kangana said that Hollywood is not just copying Bollywood, but also trying to steal theatre screens.
At a recent press conference during the promotions of her film 'Thalaivii', Kangana spoke about Hollywood films overshadowing Indian films in the country.
Kangana said, "We need to discourage American and English movies as they are taking over our screens. We need to behave like one nation. We need to stop dividing ourselves like North India or South India. We need to enjoy our own films first, be it Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or Punjabi.”
Kangana added, “We don't appreciate each other, and rather see the dubbed versions of 'Lion King' or 'Jungle Book'. But we will not give a dubbed version of a Malayalam film a chance. This will not work in our favour. We must keep our people and our industry our priority. This is the way to make an Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
Hollywood films have a substantial market in India. Marvel Studios' latest release 'Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings' collected ₹3.25 crore on its opening day, out-performing 'Bell Bottom' and Kangana Ranaut's 'Thalaivii'