Bollywood Superstars Who Have Collaborated With The South Directors For the First Time
Bollywood Update: With the widespread popularity of pan-Indian films, more mainstream and commercial films have seen a surge in collaboration between the Bollywood and South Indian film industry.
Bollywood’s A-listers too have hopped on the bandwagon to work with some esteemed South Indian directors to win the hearts of their diverse audiences. In recent years, A-listers like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan have diversified their portfolio by collaborating with southern filmmakers. Dive into checking out the first films of Bollywood with a Southern filmmaker.
Salman Khan in Sikandar
Salman Khan’s latest release, Sikandar was a first for the Bollywood actor where he walked out of his comfort zone with the acclaimed director A.R. Murugadoss is popularly known for his film ‘Ghajni’.
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Varun Dhawan in Baby John
Varun Dhawan teamed up with Kalees for his last film Baby John, marking the Bollywood debut of South’s diva Keerthy Suresh. The action-thriller film was Dhawan’s stepping stone in the action genre.
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Janhvi Kapoor in Devara
Janhvi Kapoor made her South debut with Jr. NTR’s film Devara: Part 1 directed by Koratala Siva. The film was Janhvi’s first in Tollywood with a South filmmaker.
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Deepika Padukone in Kalki 2898 AD
Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone was a part of Prabhas starrer blockbuster film Kalki 2898 AD starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, and Disha Patani. The sci-fi epic helmed by Nag Ashwin was Deepika’s first collaboration with a South Indian director.
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Ananya Panday in Liger
Ananya Panday made her South debut alongside Vijay Devarkonda in the film Liger. The film was directed by Puri Jagannadh, making it her first work with a South film director.
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Alia Bhatt in RRR
In 2022, Alia Bhatt made her South debut and first collaboration with a South filmmaker with the film RRR helmed by S.S. Rajamouli.
