Ajay Devgn claps back on Kiccha Sudeep’s ‘Hindi no more our national language’ comment: ‘Why do you dub your films in Hindi then?’
After the monstrous success of KGF Chapter 2, actor Kiccha Sudeep spoke about pan-Indian films at an event and said that “Hindi is no more a national language.” Now, Runway 34 actor-director Ajay Devgn has reacted to the comment made the Kannada star. In a tweet written in Hindi, Ajay asked that if Hindi is not our national language, why does Sudeep releases his films dubbed in Hindi.
Ajay’s tweet translated in English read, “@KicchaSudeep, brother, if Hindi is not our national language according to you, then why do you release films made in your mother tongue dubbed in Hindi? Hindi is our mother tongue, and our national language, and it will always be. Jana Gana Mana.”
.@KicchaSudeep मेरे भाई,आपके अनुसार अगर हिंदी हमारी राष्ट्रीय भाषा नहीं है तो आप अपनी मातृभाषा की फ़िल्मों को हिंदी में डब करके क्यूँ रिलीज़ करते हैं?हिंदी हमारी मातृभाषा और राष्ट्रीय भाषा थी, है और हमेशा रहेगी।जन गण मन ।
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) April 27, 2022
A few days ago, Sudeep made the comments at the film launch of R: The Deadliest Gangster Ever. When asked about a Kannada film becoming a pan-Indian hit, Sudeep said, “You said that a pan India film was made in Kannada. I’d like to make a small correction. Hindi is no more a national language. They (Bollywood) are doing pan-India films today. They are struggling (to find success) dubbing in Telugu and Tamil, but it’s not happening. Today, we are making films that are going everywhere.”
This adds up to the ongoing debate around Hindi being India’s national language. Home Miner Amit Shah was quoted the Minry of Home Affairs for having said at the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, “Prime Miner Narendra Modi has decided that the medium of running the government is the Official Language, and this will definitely increase the importance of Hindi. Now the time has come to make the Official Language an important part of the unity of the country. When citizens of States who speak other languages communicate with each other, it should be in the language of India.”
In recent months, the success of films like KGF Chapter 2, RRR, Pushpa: The Rise has started the debate that regional cinema has cracked the formula for pan-Indian success, while Hindi films are lagging behind.
Ajay, in a recent chat with ETimes, had spoken about the success of pan-Indian films and said, “These pan-India films I think have got it right.” Ajay praised their larger-than-life nature and shared that the common man connects with these characters because their origins are quite similar, and the fictional characters then take off towards a fantastical space, that feels almost aspirational.
In the 13 days since its release, KGF Chapter 2 is said to have earned almost Rs 900 crore at the box office. In a chat with Variety, Yash has hinted that the film might get a third part soon.
