Hyderabad: Actor Siddharth’s upcoming movie ‘Miss You’, which was to be released on November 29, ahead of Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’, will now be releasing on December 13.
While Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ which released on December 5, continues to mint money at the box-office, a video of Siddharth taking a dig at the massive crowd for ‘Pushpa 2’ has surfaced online.
In the video, Siddharth mocks at the Allu Arjun starrer by comparing the horde for its trailer launch event in Bihar to the crowd which gathers when a JCB digs dirt.
During an interview with Tamil YouTuber Madan Gowri, when asked about the ‘crazy crowds’ that came for the Pushpa 2 event, Siddharth said, “That’s all marketing. It’s not a big deal to gather a crowd in India. You bring a JCB for construction and crowds will gather automatically. So it’s not a big deal getting a crowd in Bihar. They (Pushpa 2) had a song and a film so OK. In India, there’s no connection between gathering a large crowd and quality. If that was the case, then all the political parties would be winning. In our days, these crowds used to be about getting biriyani and a quarter packet (alcohol).”
On November 17, a massive crowd had gathered at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan to catch a glimpse of Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna, who were in the city to promote their film.
Some people had even tried to cross the barricades and hurl shoes and slippers at the security personnel when they were stopped from meeting the actors.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Patna, Rajeev Mishra said, “Only a group of people who had come to watch the event and tried to cross the barricade were removed. An adequate number of security personnel have been deployed at Gandhi Maidan.”
Talking about his wedding to Aditi Rao, whom he married for the second time, the actor said, “We still are two working actors in two different cities. We have three homes in three cities and whenever we get the time, we are together. So, it’s the same as before marriage. We are trying our best to spend as much time together.”
Speaking about how the film industry is on a decline, the actor said, “We have less than four per cent success rate in the industry. Although the government clubs our industry with the gambling industry, for us this is our job, our business. I have to know the market when I investing so much money.”
Earlier, during a press meet for ‘Miss You’, when Siddharth was asked if he is nervous about his film getting overshadowed by Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, the actor had said, “There are many things that need to happen if my movie is to be in theatres in the second week. The first of them is that my film should be good and liked by the audience.”
He added, “About the next movie, they should be worried, and that is not my problem. If the film is good, it will be in theatres. A good cinema cannot be removed from theatres, at least not in this era where social media awareness is big.”
