28 November,2025 10:08 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Suniel Shetty
In a time where pan-India is a thing and movies and actors are not held back by regional and language barriers, actor Suniel Shetty recently opened up about why he rarely takes up roles in South films. During a new interview, the actor shared that South Indian filmmakers often approach Bollywood stars only for negative roles, which is why he chooses to stay away from these projects. Suniel went on to reveal that he does not take up most of the offers that he gets from the South Indian film industry.
Suniel was seen at a public session, Lallantop Adda 2025, held in Delhi recently. Talking at the event, the actor said, "I do get offers (from the South), but unfortunately, what happens is, you will notice this trend that we get offers for negative roles. They want to cast the Hindi heroes as powerful from an antagonistic point of view, (they say) that's good for the screen and for the audience. And that is one thing that I don't like."
The actor shared why he decided to do a role in Darbar alongside Rajinikanth, as well as the film Jai, which had him in a cameo appearance. "I did a film with Rajini sir, only because I wanted to tick that box of having worked with him. Recently, I did a small Tulu film just to encourage the film, which is doing really well, it's called Jai⦠Today, there is no language barrier. If there is a barrier, then it's perhaps because of the content. If your content is good, it will cross all barriers," he reveals.
Suniel was last seen in the series Hunter 2, which also starred Jackie Shroff, joining him. He will next be seen in the film Welcome To The Jungle, which also features Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, and others in pivotal roles.
Additionally, he also has Hera Phera 3 in the pipeline, which is epected to begin filming in February or March of next year.
