India, April 27 -- Bollywood has gone through a tough period with films not clicking at the box office despite some of them receiving critical applause. In 2024, six of the top ten grossing Indian films for the year were from south India, with Pushpa 2 and Kalki 2898 AD taking the top spots. When Siddharth Kannan asked Nani if he believes dubbed south films are 'saving Bollywood', here's how he replied. (Also Read: Nani spills the beans on chatter in WhatsApp group with Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Rana Daggubati: 'Somebody's always reacting')

Nani stated that every film industry goes through a lull, pointing out that Tollywood had a bad summer last year before it recovered. "I think saving is the wrong word. But I think balancing it is the right...