In a recent interview, Ram Gopal Varma made a sharp observation about the sensibility difference between Bollywood and Telugu filmmakers. Bollywoodians prefer their heroes to be sophisticated, glamorous and urbane-looking. On the other hand, Telugu filmmakers don't mind casting Allu Arjun as a gutka-chewing, awkwardly-walking smuggler.
RGV, recounting the words of a Bollywood producer about Allu Arjun's character and get-up in Pushpa 1, said, "I don’t want to name the producer…he is quite a big producer. He told someone I know when Pushpa 1 came and he saw the film. He said the northern audience will puke on this guy’s (Pushpa Raj) face."
This sensibility difference is something not many speak of. Since the Hindi film industry has mostly urbane-looking heroes who seem like they are all from upscale localities in Mumbai, it is not possible for the filmmakers there to write a Pushpa Raj-like character. And even if an Allu Arjun existed in Mumbai, the creative sensibilities of Bollywood won't inspire the industry to make a Pushpa. If a script glorifying a red sanders smuggler is pitched, most Bollywood top production houses might get to doing an intellectual analysis and junk the idea altogether. This is morally good.
