Kajal Aggarwal says south is a friendly industry and Hindi cinema lacks ‘ethics, values, discipline’

At a recent event, Kajal said that the South industry is ‘very friendly’ and she prefers the eco-system they provide in terms of their discipline, values, and ethics, which she feels is lacking in Hindi cinema.

Speaking at the News 18 Rising India Summit 2023, Kajal said, ‘There are a lot of people who want to start their career in Hindi because it is a more nationwide recognised language. Having said that, yes the south is a very friendly industry, it’s very accepting, there are fabulous technicians in the south, wonderful directors and phenomenal content that is generated over all four languages- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.’

She added, ‘And of course, Hindi has been our mother tongue. We have grown up watching Hindi movies. It has been accepting and has been very kind to me as well. But I prefer the eco-system, the ethics, the values, the discipline of the south industry, which I feel is lacking in Hindi cinema.’

Kajal grew up in Mumbai, but for her, the feeling of home is Hyderabad and Chennai.
Kajal made her debut in Telugu films in 2007 with ‘Lakshmi Kalyanam’. She then appeared in hits like ‘Magadheera’, ‘Arya 2’. In Bollywood, she is best known for her work in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham’, alongside Ajay Devgn. She will next be seen in the Tamil film ‘Indian 2’ with Kamal Haasan.

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