# South Indian Actor Discusses Industry Bias

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118250440114811232
- Source account: [@RangasthalamIN](https://x.com/RangasthalamIN)
- Source language: Tamil
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:14
- Published: 2026-11-05
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- Canonical URL: https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias

## Transcript

[0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias) But there is already a North–South divide and I'm saying this as a South Indian actor going there.

[0:05](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=5) Janhvi Kapoor spoke on a Karan Johar show, saying, “They objectified me. I…”

[0:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=12) Uh… I had no voice to say it, no chance to say it, I couldn't say no.”

[0:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=18) The same Karan Johar, in a Dharma Productions movie I've done called Kesari 2, decided not to promote me in the film.

[0:29](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=29) Now what am I supposed to call that? Objectifying what?

[0:32](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=32) That I'm South Indian? Were you given a reason for that?

[0:34](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=34) No. To this day, I don't even know why. Why wasn't my name included?

[0:39](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=39) They put in a song. They released a song from that film on Instagram.

[0:44](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=44) I'm the only one in that song. Like, from start to finish, I'm in that song.

[0:48](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=48) But there wasn't even a tag there. Okay. So what are you trying to say?

[0:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=54) So who are you standing up for? That's strange. It is very strange.

[0:57](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=57) Till today, Dharma Productions has not— They never came and told me anything.

[1:01](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=61) I don't like talking about these things and making a big deal about them.

[1:05](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/m7h8SUeyOqvj/transcript-of-south-indian-actor-discusses-industry-bias?t=65) But because today you are talking about it and you are bringing up names that sort of create a very bad situation for me, I'm talking about that.