Hollywood mimicking Bollywood, says Ryan Reynolds; Kangana reacts

Ryan Reynolds, in a promotional video for Free Guy, addressed fans in India and joked that the film is influenced by Bollywood. The video, shared on YouTube, opened with Ryan describing the film.

“My movie ‘Free Guy’ has got a guy named Guy who’s quite the Romeo, a girl who is out of his league,” he said, with glimpses of Ryan and Jodie Comer from the movie playing on the screen.

“A crazy villain, some insane action and, of course, dancing,” he continued, introducing Taika Waititi as the baddie, a car flying as buildings behind him collapsed and a few characters dancing in the middle of the road.

“If you’re wondering whether Hollywood is just mimicking Bollywood…Well, the answer is yes. We have no shame, no shame at all,” he ended the video. ‘Free Guy’ is set to release in India on September 17.

Meanwhile, Kangana Ranaut shared Ryan’s statement on her Instagram story and slammed Hollywood for stealing movie screens in India. “And trying to steal our screens…,” the actress captioned her post.

Kangana had earlier expressed dismay over American films taking movie screens in India and thus hampering the native film industries.

“We need to discourage American and English movies as they are taking over our screens… We need to enjoy our own films first, be it Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, or Punjabi,” Kangana said in a press conference while promoting her latest film ‘Thalaivii’.

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