India, May 2 -- Actor Nagarjuna attended the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) on Friday, its second day, and spoke at a session with Anupam Kher, Khushbu Sundar, and Karthi. At Pan-Indian Cinema: Myth or Momentum? Nagarjuna decoded the popularity of Allu Arjun's Pushpa and Yash's KGF films in Hindi. (Also Read: Allu Arjun recalls making 6-pack abs because an actress told him 'don't think south actors can do it')

Nagarjuna spoke about the reason why the Pushpa, KGF and Baahubali films were blockbusters in the north, with their Hindi-dubbed versions out-earning the original versions. He believed that the audience there was craving to see larger-than-life heroes that took their minds off the drudgery of daily life.

He said, ...