"I can’t waste my time..." Mahesh Babu stood by his resolve to only act in Telugu films. This is what he said about Bollywood specifically...
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00:00I did get a lot of offers in Hindi, but my simple thing is, I don't think they can afford me in Hindi.
00:05You can't steal my money.
00:08Sir, my question to you is not as a journalist, but as a cinema lover.
00:14For the last 15-20 years, we have been watching you, we have been entertained by your films.
00:19You, as an actor, the greed, pan-India, today the whole scenario is to be a pan-India star.
00:27How do you bring that internal peace, that focus, that you know that you have to bring your films in Telugu.
00:35You don't have any greed. How do you bring this?
00:38Secondly, I have been watching you for so many years, you are becoming more and more handsome.
00:44What is the secret of this? These people are watching, sir, you look more handsome.
00:48First of all, I am a very happy person, sir. I am very blessed to have an amazing wife at home, amazing children at home.
00:55So, I am very blessed. And to answer the other question, it was very simple for me, sir.
01:00I mean, I don't know if I am sounding arrogant, but I did get a lot of offers in Hindi.
01:06But my simple thing is, I don't think they can afford me in Hindi. So, that's the reason.
01:12I don't, I can't waste my time because the kind of respect I get here, the kind of stardom I have here.
01:19So, I have never really thought of going, you know, leaving my industry and going to another industry.
01:25And I always thought that when you do films here, you know, it will become bigger.
01:30And so, my belief, you know, is becoming true now. And there cannot be a more happy person than me.
01:37Sir, lekin humare jaise audience jo aapko chahate hain ki Hindi mein bhi aap filme karein, kahi na kahi aap, wo unke liye ek responsibility aap nahi dekhti hain?
01:45Yes, that's a responsibility. The Hindi audience want to see South's films, you know, today. So, what else do I need?
01:53There have been statements of yours that you don't want to become a Pan Indian star, you want to remain a Telugu star.
02:00Your films might get dubbed in Hindi and other languages, but you are not keen to go to that level. Is it true?
02:06I wasn't saying I wasn't keen to go into that level, sir. I was always saying that I wouldn't want to do Hindi films.
02:14I would always want to do Telugu films. This I have been saying it from a long time.
02:18So, now I am very happy that what I have been saying is happening.
02:22Very good. Correct.
02:24So, I always was in the strong opinion that what my strength is to do a Telugu film.
02:31Very good.
02:32And so, the emotion what I know is a Telugu film emotion.
02:36Perfect.
02:37So, today the emotions are so strong, the films have become so big that eventually I think the line has blurred and it's become Indian cinema.
02:45Very good.
02:46So, what I thought is becoming true and I am very very happy with it.
02:49So, will you be taking the Hindi film heroines and character artists in your films, in your future films?
02:54What sir?
02:55The Hindi film heroines will be there in your films?
02:58Everybody is acting in everybody's films now, sir.
03:02Very good.
03:03Why not?