Tollywood makers on casting Bollywood divas. Bollywood beauties like Deepika Padukone, Mrunal Thakur, Kiara Advani,are once again making waves in Tollywood. Speaking about it, Tollywood filmmakers reacted to casting Bollywood actresses and also on their spiraling demands.
Vishnuvardhan Induri, who cast Kangana Ranaut in Jayalalithaa biopic Thalaivi said "It is true that some Bollywood actresses are headlining Telugu films these days," and added "It all depends on the massive scale and reach of their pet projects. If they are looking for a pan-India appeal, a top-rung Hindi actress would be a big value addition. For instance, if I am watching a Malayalam film, I would watch it with more interest, if I find a familiar Telugu actor in it. Hence, to make North viewers own our movies, Telugu filmmakers are signing up Hindi actresses. Their popularity is bound to give a fillip to our big ticket movies,"
Hanu Raghavapudi who introduced Mrunal Thakur in Sitha Ramam, shared "I was looking for a gorgeous-looking girl who is also a good performer, so I found Mrunal Thakur ideal for the role. She matched strides with ace performer Dulquer Salmaan and proved my choice right with a sterling performance. I am quite happy that she is doing more Telugu films now," Hanu Raghavapudi introduced Lavanya Tripathi with Anadala Rakshasi and Mehreen Pirzada in Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gadha.
He made it clear saying "Irrespective of languages, I look for new faces for my love stories and accordingly choose girls from different places. I am also happy that Telugu girls like Sreeleela and Vaihnavi are doing well in Telugu now, a good sign indeed,"
AM. Ratnam on Bollywood actresses' demands said "We have to be transparent while making agreements with them. If both actor-producers follow the terms, there will be no issues. I have roped in Norah Fatehi for my film "Hari Hara Veera Mallu' since it is a pan-India film. More Bollywood actresses will come to town in the days to come, since Telugu films have turned multilingual."