India, Nov. 10 -- Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu, who has been a part of Malayalam and Tamil cinema for over 17 years and marks eight years since her Bollywood debut Qarib Qarib Singlle today, feels that the lines between Hindi and regional cinema have blurred significantly since then. She shares, "Audiences no longer care about language; they just want an honest story. That's a beautiful change because it pushes all of us to work harder and stay true to our craft."

Parvathy adds, "Earlier, I used to think regional cinema, especially in the South, was more rooted, while Hindi films often followed certain set formulas. But that distinction doesn't exist anymore. The kind of storytelling emerging from Hindi cinema today is far more authentic an...