Dinesh Vijan hits back at Naga Vamsi mocking Bollywood, says five Hindi films did Rs 500 crores: 'We don't speak...'

Producer Dinesh Vijan has reacted to Telugu producer Naga Vamsi's dig at Bollywood, who said that Hindi filmmakers are making films only for Bandra and Juhu audiences, catering to urban audiences only. On Sunday, Dinesh launched the trailer of Sky Force with his team, including Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya. 

After the trailer launch, the team interacted with the media. During the interaction, Dinesh was asked to share his take on Vamsi's remark on Bollywood and mocking Mumbai when Pushpa 2 earned Rs 80 crores in a single day. He said that Bollywood has five Rs 500 crore films, and they don't boast about it. "“Maybe we don’t speak a lot about ourselves, but the fact is we’ve had five huge films, and just Maddock Films, just Jio Films are not enough to run the industry. Whenever I have gone to the South, they’ve been very, very encouraging." Dinesh Vijan further said, ““If we start looking at it as the Indian film industry, it would be 500+800=1300 (crore).”

In the same event, Akshay was also asked about his dull phase in 2024, and his expectations in 2025. He said, "Aisa nahi hai ki pheli baar nahi hua hai. Pehle bhi aisa ho chuka hai (This is not the first time this has happened. This has happened before as well). The best part is to keep on working hard. That is what I tell myself or if anyone talks to me. You have to keep on working hard." 

About Naga Vamsi's comment

In a roundtable conversation, Naga Vamsi argued with Boney Kapoor and mocked Bollywood saying, "This might sound harsh, but we South Indians have changed the way you look at cinema — even for Bollywood. Because you guys were stuck in making films for Bandra and Juhu. But now, with films like RRR, Baahubali, Animal, Jawan, etc., these have kind of changed your version."