India, Nov. 11 -- Actor Prakash Raj had been a polarising figure long before he began getting vocal about politics. He was famously banned eight different times by Tollywood alone for various reasons, and now, calls for a boycott of his films are quite common on X (formerly Twitter). On the Point Blank talk show on NTV, Prakash responded to those who'd like to ban him and revealed that SS Rajamouli is being questioned for casting him in Varanasi.

Prakash was asked on the show about boycott calls for his films. Pointing out the irony of some of his biggest films facing that but going on to perform well at the box office, the actor said, "When I starred in KGF, they had a problem with me acting in it. It made so much money; what do you do ...