Taapsee Pannu Says Bollywood And South Cinema Have 'Equal Proportion Of Hits And Flops’

This year Bollywood movies, excluding Stree 2, have been struggling at the box office despite some having good content. On the other hand, South Indian cinema is churning out successful movies, which are creating a record at the box office. In a recent interview, Taapsee Pannu, who has worked in both Hindi and South cinema, was asked why Southern movies were working better than Hindi. She said the proportion of hits and fails is pretty much the same in both the film industries.

The difference between South and Hindi audiences is that their movie viewing: Taapsee Pannu

In an interview with ANI, Taapsee opened up about the differences between the South Indian film industry and Hindi cinema and said that South audiences treat movie-going as a "religious" activity, while Hindi audiences approach films differently. In the South, "People are movie lovers, so it's a ritual there that on the weekend, whether it's a small movie, a big movie, a hit, or a flop, they still go and watch it. It is a part of their life that on the weekend, they have to watch a film, regardless of how big or small the movie is. In that way, they are much more passionate about watching a film there compared to us," she added.

On the other hand, it's quite "difficult" to pull out a Hindi audience from their house as it's not as much of a strict ritual. "They're like, if not now, we'll come back after a few weeks on OTT," she added.

Taapsee Pannu opens up on why South Indian movies are successful

In the same conversation, the actress said South Indian films might not be as successful as Bollywood. Elaborating on her statement, he said that people are only seeing movies that can survive beyond those three days. "The same perspective people in the South, in all the four industries, have about Hindi. There you can make this subject, that subject, this also works, that also works. We can't make this kind of subject in our industry because it will not work. They think the same thing about Hindi films. So, there, too, films fail. There, too, films don't work after three, four, five weeks or something, and they're out of the theatre," she added.

Meanwhile, South Indian movies, such as HanuMan, Manjummel Boys, The Goat Life, Kalki 2898 AD and Aavesham, were massive hits not just in the South, but also in the North.