Rohit Shetty weighs in on the North vs South movies debate, saying Bollywood can never end

In a recent interview, filmmaker Rohit Shetty commented on the debate between North and South movies in India. He said that the rise of South Indian movies across India does not mean that it is an end for Bollywood. He also added that the North and South movies can perform well individually and that there is no need for competition.

Rohit Shetty recently attended a promotional event with Ranveer Singh in Mumbai. He spoke about the impact of South Indian movies on Bollywood. This comes after multiple movies from down south have performed well in India, such as RRR, KGF: Chapter 2 and Pushpa: The Rise.

A leading publication quoted Rohit Shetty saying, “The trend of ‘Bollywood khatam’ (Bollywood is over) will never happen. In the 80s, when VCRs came to the forefront, people said that theatre will go out of business, and Bollywood is finished. Then recently with the boom of OTT, many people said that Bollywood is finished. So… Bollywood kabhi khatam nahi hoga (Bollywood will never end),”

He also added that South Indian movies have been remade since the 1960s, “When you’ll check the history, you will learn that South Indian movies have been there since the 50s and 60s. Shashi Kapoor’s Pyaar Kiye Jaa was remake of a South film. In the 80s, when Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna were at their peak, a new boy entered into the cinema world, Kamal Haasan sir with Ek Duje Ke Liye, and it was a hit.”

Earlier Akshay Kumar and Karan Johar have also weighed in on the debate between north Indian and south Indian movies. On the work front, Rohit Shetty is working on an upcoming series Indian Police Force that stars Sidharth Malhotra. He is also working on the upcoming movie Cirkus with Ranveer Singh.