Old video of Arshad Warsi discussing south cinema resurfaces after his criticism of Prabhas in Kalki 2898 AD

An old video of actor Arshad Warsi discussing south films has resurfaced on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) after his recent comment on Prabhas’ character in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD. The internet seems miffed that he thinks south Indian cinema ‘requires no brain’ to watch it.

In an old interview, Arshad was asked if south cinema will generate magic in the north, especially after the attention Prashanth Neel’s Kannada film KGF got there

Arshad answers, “I think mere ghar mein jitne log kaam karte hain, vo sab dubbed south films dekhte hain, sab ke sab. It is highly entertaining. Rajinikanth jo itne bade star hain; kuch reason to hoga hi. Zyada sochne ki zaroorat nahi hain, zyada dimaag crack karne ki zaroorat nahi hain. Aap dekh lo gadiyaan ud rahi hain, log udd rahe hain. Sab popcorn khao, picture dekho, ghar chale jao. (Everyone who works at my house watches dubbed south films. There must be a reason why Rajinikanth is such a big star. They don’t require much thinking. You see vehicles and people are flying everywhere. Eat popcorn, watch the film, and go home.)”