Regional cinema has always stunned the Indian audience in terms of storyline, action, concept and even the fandom the stars enjoy. Even Bollywood actors have been remaking and working in South films lately like Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt in RRR or Sanjay Dutt in KGF: Chapter 2  

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However, another Bollywood actor, John Abraham, recently said in an interview that he never intends to be a part of regional cinema. He said he is a ‘Hindi film hero’ and won’t ever do a Telugu or any other regional film just to stay relevant in the film business like other actors are doing. 

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Abraham said it while promoting Attack and said it was a ‘damn good film’. People felt that this statement was demeaning to the regional cinema and the actors working in it.  

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They mentioned that it sounded like he was looking down upon it, which is why when Attack was released, they got a chance to compare his film with the Telugu film RRR which is still going strong at the BO.  

They also trolled him mercilessly for his comment. Here is what they said. 

#RRRMovie #RRRBlockbuster #JohnAbraham last 12 films collections - around Rs 620 crores

He says “I’m Bollywood hero, won’t do Telugu films.”#RRR’s 6 days collections - Rs 670 crores

RRR’s 6 days > John’s last 10 years

Dead

— M Manoj Kumar Patro (@MManojKumarPat1) March 31, 2022

The great #JohnAbraham pic.twitter.com/qLG4Uurkpr

— RRR(Reddy, RamCharan, Rohit Sharma) (@red2_reddy) April 2, 2022

Every Actor in India says I'm an Indian Actor.

Mean while #JohnAbraham : pic.twitter.com/zTvwlgtuub

— Nikola Tesla (@BeingPlatooo) April 1, 2022

Lol you talk about South cinema.
Telugu - Big budget
Malayalam - Strong content
Tamil - High action
Kanada - Unique concepts
Even if you want to act in south no one's gonna give you offer.#AttackMovie#RRR#Beast #JohnAbraham

— Emotional Damage (@jonsnoww608) April 2, 2022

#Telugu #AttackMovie #JohnAbraham images speak more than words .. pic.twitter.com/IQK9FvS7Eo

— KN (@krishna_2212) April 2, 2022

7-10 = 3 crores #JohnAbraham this is what you are & what a distress
Dear #JohnAbraham learn to respect pic.twitter.com/PH3UpLRXa4

— Telugu 101 (@Telugu101) April 2, 2022 

RRR's 12th-day collection surpasses Attack's first-day collection by more than four times.  

The success of RRR even got action star Salman Khan praising the film and wondering out loud as to why Hindi films don’t work in the South while South films work pan-India.  

Every cinema has its potential and USPs and actors should know better than to look down upon them.

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