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Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) Filmmaker Karan Johar on Sunday said the massive success of south films such as "RRR", "KGF: Chapter 2" and "Pushpa" has "raised the bar for Indian films" and taught the industry to aim higher.
Johar, who heads one of the biggest Hindi film banners Dharma Productions and has been a director for over two decades, said successful films across languages only give a push to Indian cinema as a collective unit.
"We can say with a lot of pride that we are a part of Indian cinema.
We are proud of "RRR", "KGF" and "Pushpa" which did phenomenal business.
These films have raised the bar for Indian films, told us that our standards can be so massive and we can reach so far ahead," Johar told reporters during the trailer launch of his latest production "Jugjugg Jeeyo" here.
"Jugjugg Jeeyo", starring Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Kiara Advani and Neetu Kapoor, comes at a time when Bollywood has witnessed only a handful of hits in 2022, including the Alia Bhatt-fronted "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and "The Kashmir Files".
Kartik Aaryan-starrer "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" opened to a good box office reception on May 20, clocking in Rs 32.45 cr in two days.
"In Hindi cinema, "Gangubai Kathiawadi" did solid business, "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2" has opened fantastic.
We hope that "Jugjugg Jeeyo" also becomes a part of that list.
We want films of all languages to work.
"Punjabi films, Marathi films have also done well recently, so we don"t want any language (films) to be compared to each other.
We are just proud of Indian cinema.