South films work here but their audience don't watch our movies: Salman Khan
South films work here but their audience don't watch our movies: Salman Khan
MUMBAI: (Mar 27) Superstar Salman Khan says while films of stars like Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Suriya, and Ram Charan perform well in the Hindi belt, the audiences in the south region don't watch Bollywood movies and its stars in theatres.
The actor said he has a fan-following in south where the fans call him by his nickname of "Bhai" on the streets but the admiration does not translate into theatrical footfalls for Hindi movies.
"When my film is released there, it will not get the numbers because their fan following is very strong. I'll be on the street, and they will say, 'Bhai, Bhai', but they will not go to the theatres. We've accepted them (south stars) here, and their films do well because we go and see them, like those of Rajinikanth garu or Chiranjeevi garu or Suriya or Ram Charan. But their fans do not go and see our films," Khan said during a media interaction.
