India, May 14 -- Mahesh Babu is one of the biggest names in the Telugu film industry. Though many of his Telugu hits have been dubbed in Hindi, he has never starred in a full-fledged Hindi film. In fact, he had even addressed the same and famously quipped that "Bollywood can't afford him." Now, in a new interaction, Rahul Dev, who worked with Mahesh in the 2002 western action-comedy Takkari Donga, spoke about the same and hinted that the real reason for Mahesh not working in Hindi films may be something else.

While speaking to Hindi Rush, Rahul brought up Mahesh's earlier collaborations with director Trivikram Srinivas and how the sensible cinema they made together struck a chord with the audience, making Mahesh a prominent face in the T...