India, March 28 -- The term pan-India came into use in the film lexicon of India after Baahubali's monumental success. It was taken to denote films that have marketability all across the country, crossing language barriers. In the 10 years since Baahubali, the term has largely been used only for south films crossing over into the Hindi belt and never the other way around. Actor Salman Khan feels that it is because Hindi films hardly have a market in the south, and audiences don't want to watch Bollywood films in theatres. (Also read: 'Gandi filmein hi banti hain, including my own': Salman Khan's blunt reasoning for Bollywood films flopping)

On Wednesday, while promoting his new film, Sikandar, Salman spoke to the media at a Mumbai hotel....