Producer Boney Kapoor and actor Siddharth appeared as guests at Galatta Plus' Round Table where they argued if good cinema prevails over star power, contributing towards the overall success of the film. Veteran producer Kapoor cited Jr NTR as a “new face” to establish his argument. Siddharth flagged the comment and said he’s already a superstar in the South.
Kapoor talked about the 1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye as an example while pitching for good cinema that always finds its audience irrespective of languages and regions. Siddharth shot back that director K Balachander and actor Kamal Haasan were already popular down South back then. Siddharth asked if they would have been accepted in the North in today’s scenario.
Then Kapoor brought Jr NTR into the picture. "I don't think whole mumbai would've slept when #Pushpa2 did 86C+ in single day. Highest ever" 🔥 ~Producer #NagaVamsi 🔥🔥 pic.
twitter.com/Dd2PrTy1XZ — Filmy Bowl (@FilmyBowl) December 30, 2024 When Siddharth asked if a ‘new face’ and ‘new director’ would be accepted by the North Indian audience today, Kapoor replied, “Yes, why has Aditya Chopra taken Tarak (Jr NTR) for his film ( War 2 )?” At this point, producer Naga Vamsi laughed and corrected Kapoor, saying that Jr NTR wasn’t a ‘new face.’ Siddharth joined him and said, “You are talking about the biggest superstar of this [South] industry working with the biggest superstar [Hrithik Roshan] of this [North] industry, working with the.
