Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds recently appeared in a promotional video for his film ‘Free Guy’, in which he addressed his Indian fans. Describing the multiple aspects of the movie, Ryan noted that the film sounds similar to a typical Bollywood movie. He said, “If you’re wondering whether Hollywood is just mimicking Bollywood…Well, the answer is yes. We have no shame, no shame at all.”
Many reacted to the clip, including actress Kangana Ranaut, who shared an Instagram post featuring Reynolds’ statement. Kangana said Hollywood is trying to steal theatre screens as well. She said, “And trying to steal our screens…” Kangana had recently expressed her concerns over Hollywood films overshadowing Indian films in India.
She had said at a recent press conference, “We need to discourage American and English movies as they are taking over our screens. We need to behave like one nation. We need to stop dividing ourselves like North India or South India. We need to enjoy our own films first, be it Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or Punjabi.”
She added, “This is what they are doing here also… We don’t appreciate each other, and rather see the dubbed versions of ‘Lion King’ or ‘Jingle Book’. But we will not give a dubbed version of a Malayalam film a chance. This will not work in our favour. We must keep our people and our industry our priority. This is the way to make an Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
