Kannada Actor-Filmmaker Rishab Shetty Calls Bollywood A Bad Influencer; Netizens Call Out His Hypocracy In Return

Bengaluru, August 21 - Kannada actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty, who recently secured a National Award win for Kantara, has criticised the Bollywood film industry as he thinks that it is a bad influencer and represents India in a negative light worldwide.

In a recent interview with MetroSaga (via News18), Shetty called out Bollywood for its portrayal of India at international film festivals.



The actor said "Indian films, especially Bollywood, show India in a bad light. These art films are invited to global events and given a red carpet. My nation, my state, my language—my pride. Why not take it on a positive note globally, and that’s what I try to do".

Shetty's comments have sparked a heated debate online and criticism in return, with some netizens calling him out as a Bollywood hater and accusing him of hypocrisy as there is a video going viral on social media from a scene in 'Kantara' where Shetty's character pinches a female character's waist without her consent.

One of the X users hit out Shetty and wrote, "Such a jealous soul. Katter bollywood hater. He begged the Bollywood audience to support his third-class class overrated film that was filled with animal k!ling, s£x pervert, meat-eating, women abuser etc". Another user wrote, pointing out the actor, "With due respect, first stop female waist-pinching sequences in your movies. It looks totally disgusting. Pride, language come later".

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