India, June 24 -- Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh and actor Pawan Kalyan recently gave his take on the narrative that south Indian cinema represents Indian culture better than Bollywood. The actor, who has Hari Hara Veera Mallu, They Call Him OG and Ustaad Bhagat Singh lined up for release, defended the Hindi film industry as he gave his opinion on the matter. He said that he sees the Indian film industry as one, particularly by the name Bharatiya Chitra Parishrama. He spoke of how Bollywood went from being rooted to treating culturally-rooted characters with 'mockery'. Talking to Organiser Weekly, he said "I think each film industry has its own unique strength. So, we can't say south is representing it more. Maybe, in the later stage, it depended on particular filmmakers who got influenced by globalisation (in Bollywood). Culturally-leaned characters began to be treated with an inch of bufoonery. There are certain issues, no doubt, but that's not the major narrative." He also said Bollywood is still the film industry that delivered films like Dangal (2016), but that their priorities have changed with time. "If you see Dangal, it represents our culture. It's rooted in Haryana and is part and parcel of our country. But when money comes into play, they have lost that connect with the native audience. Urbanisation is less in the south, and the major marketing is still for the rural audience. It is not about Hinduism or Islam, it's about the culture of our country that's resonating with the West," he said. HTC...