“Those with whom we worked became ministers”: Bobby Deol’s funny statement on South’s superstars and politics goes viral

Bobby Deol, who made a comeback as a villain in Bollywood after ‘Animal’, is dominating South cinema these days with his powerful presence. Bobby Deol, who has been playing the role of a dreaded villain in back-to-back big pan-India films, has recently been in the news for his experiences of working with three of the biggest stars of the South—Thalapathy Vijay, Pawan Kalyan and Nandamuri Balakrishna.

During an interview with ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, Bobby Deol gave such a funny statement about his South co-stars and their political journey, that all the people and fans present there were forced to laugh. Let us understand the interesting things from this interview of Bobby Deol from the perspective of an entertainment reporter.

“All the stars with whom I worked became ministers”

Talking about his experience of South cinema, Bobby Deol smiled and said that it has become a very interesting and funny coincidence.

• Mention of Pawan Kalyan and Balakrishna: He told, “I worked in ‘Daku Maharaj’ with Nandamuri Balakrishna sir. Then I did ‘Hari Har Veera Mallu’ with Pawan Kalyan ji. The funniest thing is that all the big stars with whom I shared the screen, later went into politics and reached big positions or became ministers. By the way, I am just kidding!”

• Dominance of superstars: Bobby clarified that it was just a coincidence, but now his friends and people from the industry also make fun of him about this.

Bobby spoke on Thalapathy Vijay and ‘Jana Nayakan’

Thalapathy Vijay’s much awaited and possible last film ‘Jana Nayakan’ Bobby Deol in ‘Phoenix’ Playing the role of the main villain named. Bobby made a big revelation about working with Vijay in the film and his simplicity:

1. Vijay does not rely on much promotion: Bobby told that even though it took a few months for the release of the film, he did not have much conversation with Vijay. He said, “Vijay does not like to make a lot of noise or promote his films. He does not make any kind of ostentation and only has full faith in his work.”

2. Devotion to work: Bobby further said that when he saw that this was Vijay’s style of working, he also respected his decision.

Bobby’s ‘villain avatar’ in South

This statement of Bobby Deol has come at a time when Thalapathy Vijay is playing an active role in the politics of Tamil Nadu (TVK Party), while Pawan Kalyan holds the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Bobby Deol’s villainous innings are being considered very successful in the South, and films like ‘Jana Nayakan’, ‘Hari Har Veera Mallu’ and ‘Daku Maharaj’ have increased his fan following tremendously at the international level.