Vijay Sethupathi and Raashi Khanna react strongly to being called pan-Indian actors

Actor Vijay Sethupathi, who predominantly features in South Indian films, is making his OTT debut with Farzi. This is also Vijay’s first Hindi-speaking project. In a recent interview, the versatile star was quizzed about being referred to as a pan-Indian star.

In an interview with Galatta Plus, Vijay said, ‘No sir, I am an actor. I am not comfortable with that pan-India statement. Sometimes that gives pressure also. I am just an actor and no need to put a label under this. So, that’s enough. I want to do every language film. I want to do a Bengali film, a Gujarati film. So if I get the chance, I’ll go and work there.’

Raashi Khanna, who has made her mark in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films, also reacted to the same and said, ‘Not at all. I don’t like it. We are all actors first and why divide? I don’t think it comes from us as actors wanting to be called pan India. It’s probably just the people who are sort of putting it out there…None of us like the term. I think it’s more divisional, like why are you diving us? We have already been divided into Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood. Now suddenly it’s the north and the south. On top of that, there’s another category pan India. Why are we categorizing things?’

Apart from his OTT debut with Farzi, Vijay Sethupathi will also make his big Bollywood debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. The film also features Lady Superstar Nayanthara and is her first Hindi project as well. Apart from this, Vijay also has Merry Christmas slated for release in 2023. The project sees him share screenspace with Katrina Kaif and is touted to be a thriller helmed by ace director Sriram Raghavan.