Rashmika Mandanna a renowned south Indian actress who recently made her Bollywood debut with ‘Goodbye’ is facing massive backlash from South fans after she commented on romantic songs in the South film industry.
A video recently went viral on social media in which the fine actress talked about the same. Some fans also opined that the actress is now turning her back on the South film industry after making her debut in Bollywood.
According to Hindustan Times, Mandanna made the controversial statement at the launch of a romantic song from her upcoming movie Mission Majnu alongside Sidharth Malhotra. Expressing her excitement, the actress shared her personal experience of growing up with romantic songs from Bollywood.
If certain people can’t understand or interpret what she said is not her problem it is theirs .She is clear with her articulation.she said her personal story not others story.
— Latha Ram (@LathaRam27) December 29, 2022
She said, ”Bollywood romantic songs were a thing. For me, while growing up, romantic songs meant Bollywood numbers. In the South, we have mass masala, item numbers, and dance numbers. This is my first Bollywood romantic song. I am so excited because it’s so good,”
Nevertheless, the young actress was sharing her personal experience, many South fans took offense to her statement. One user wrote,
”But if you want to elevate Bollywood romantic songs, Simply you should have limited your words to that point, There’s no need of Comparing with south songs, masala numbers,bla bla…”.
Check out the tweets below.
It's ok to hipe about Bollywood as u r getting chances there now but not ok to degrade South by saying we only have mass masala and item numbers…sharing few of them assuming u lost memory…https://t.co/iqq02kXDq7https://t.co/vEcktLBDUT
— srini nidhi (@SriniNidhi) December 29, 2022
Absolutely rubbish!!! South film industry always had BEST ROMANTIC songs from legend Ilayaraja, sp Balasubramaniam, ar Rahaman, legend CHIRANJEEVI sir, ….I think CLEARLY rashmika does not actually know anything about SOUTH FILM INDUSTRY shame!!!!
— endlarajneesh (@endlarajneesh1) December 29, 2022
Yes very true sis, she’s just speaking to appeal to Bollywood but even North Indians don’t even like Bollywood anymore lol
— 🏒 (@Minnale101) December 29, 2022
South industry to @iamRashmika right now! pic.twitter.com/n5iI6wRynV
— __vamsha__ (@itisvamsha) December 29, 2022
@iamRashmika seems you forgot what actually romantic song is when you got back to back hits from South and gave a path to work in bollywood. Shame on you for speaking south will have only mass masala and Item songs.
— Pavan (@pavan4u8) December 29, 2022
Songs from South films are all about mass masala, dance numbers & item songs, seriously @iamRashmika? pic.twitter.com/2ePzikokSj
— Aakashavaani (@TheAakashavaani) December 28, 2022
I really feel in her late 20's also @iamRashmika had no idea abt the word meaning called bollywood ,so it's our foolishness to believe when she said 'I had a real thing for Bollywood romantic songs' 😅😅.
— RVkrish_7777 (@Krishv7777) December 29, 2022
After she gained success and split up with her Husband. she humiliated and attacked her first production company in an interview. For the sake of a shot at Hindi, she now denigrated the whole South film industry. #RashmikaMandanna #banrashmika #Varisu #ThunivuTrailer https://t.co/3tFljYPRRs
— DR.GK (@DrGossipKosu) December 29, 2022