Mahesh Babu said – Bollywood cannot ‘afford’ me
The latest incident is the statement of Mahesh Babu, which clearly indicates that he does not consider the ‘greatness’ of Bollywood as anything ahead of him.
Actually, the controversy has started over the recent statement of Telugu superstar Mahesh Ghattamaneni i.e. Mahesh Babu during the trailer launch of his upcoming film ‘Major’.
Mahesh Babu said in response to a question that he feels that Bollywood cannot ‘afford’ him, so he does not want to waste his time by going there.
Mahesh Babu does not want to become a pan India star. He is happy in Telugu only. Mahesh Babu also told that he has got offers from many Bollywood films but he will make cinema only for Telugu as he does not want to be too happy with it.
Now you can tell many meanings of ‘Afford’ but its simple meaning seems to be that Bollywood people do not have enough money to cast Mahesh Babu in their film.
That is, Babu Mahesh has become so expensive!
By the way, Mahesh Babu is not a new name even for the people of Hindi belt. Even before she became famous in the country and the world through the advertisement of cold drinks and a controversial tobacco product, the non-South Indian audience has been very fond of her charming look through the Hindi dubbed films of South.
Famously known as the ‘Prince of Tollywood’, Mahesh Babu has also been called a non-controversial family man. The acting career of Mahesh Babu, about 47 years old, started in his childhood. Mahesh, the younger son of well-known Telugu actor Krishna, started with the film Needa and did eight films as a child artist and also got his first award for ‘Rajakumarudu’.
Mahesh Babu played the role of a kabaddi player in the 2003 superhit film ‘Okkadu’ which is counted among the biggest hits of Telugu.
Two years after that, ‘Athadu’ also broke all the records of earning. After films like ‘Murari’, ‘Pokiri’, ‘Nenekodine’, ‘Sarimanthudu’, ‘Vyapari’, ‘Seethammma Vakitlo Sarimalle Chettu’, Mahesh Babu not only became an International Fame Superstar but also received many awards including Filmfare Best Actor. .
Married to Namrata Shirodkar
In the year 2005, Mahesh Babu married Bollywood actress and Shilpa Shirodkar’s sister Namrata Shirodkar. Mahesh Babu has two children Gautam and Sitara.
Wax effigies of stars are kept in wax museums all over the world, but Mahesh Babu is the only Indian actor whose wax effigy was brought to Hyderabad in one day and the curtain was lifted.
The popularity of Mahesh Babu has really gone up in the minds of the people in recent years
Mahesh Babu has filled the lap of producers by giving superhit films like ‘Serimanthudu’, ‘Brahmhotsavam’, ‘Spider’, ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’, ‘Maharshi’, ‘Sarileru Nikevaru’ and ‘Sarkaru Vaari Pata’.
Film trade expert Atul Mohan says, “You must be asking for Rs 100-150 crore today. What was your demand 10 years ago? Stars like Salman Khan had done a deal of 50 crores per film 10 years back. Ajay Devgn and The likes of Salman have got up to 400 crores for a deal of 10 films. Now today’s generation cannot compare with Rajinikanth, who has different fan base in the whole world and also earning.
“Now in today’s generation, Akshay and Hrithik are taking 120 crores off-the-record here. Who will give this much to the South? Actually this statement seems to have been given to make this statement viral. Now Sudeep got so much buzz, so let’s go Hamari bhi ho hai. This is a childish statement and behind this it seems that you have to work in Bollywood.”
Film journalist Jyoti Venkatesh, who knows South’s films and the stardom of the stars there, also considers this statement to be childish. He says, “I think no one has approached him from Bollywood. He plays only in Telugu, not even in Tamil. And his stardom is also decreasing now.”
