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Janhvi Kapoor on the Difference Between Bollywood and Telugu Cinema

Monday, June 1, 2026
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Janhvi Kapoor on the Difference Between Bollywood and Telugu Cinema

Janhvi Kapoor, who’s next up in Ram Charan’s film ‘Peddi’, recently talked about the difference between Bollywood and Telugu cinema. She really praised the Telugu side for how they treat everyone. Working hours, you know? Actors, technicians, the whole crew. It felt like a much healthier vibe on set.

She was chatting with Ram Charan about it.

She said Telugu cinema puts way more weight on the actual making of the film. Creativity, passion. Not just hitting some rigid schedule.

Contrast that with Hindi stuff. That feels way more structured. All about the spreadsheet. Planning and execution.

When asked on Zoom about the split between the two industries, she went into it.

“There’s this massive amount of passion and pride you get in a South film set,” she said. “It’s not so much about forcing a project or hitting deadlines. It’s about actually creating cinema, no matter how long it takes. It relies on the director’s spontaneity, or whatever variables pop up.”

She paused there.

“In Hindi cinema, though,” she continued, “that Excel sheet matters a lot more. You’re way more by the book. Maybe a little organized. Sometimes, I think it even borders on being fault-finding because then you have to make creative compromises.” But she added, there’s a point there. Being that organized and stringent has its benefits too.

Then she shifted to the working conditions. She really emphasized how the Telugu side handles people.

“What I appreciate most about the Telugu industry is the respect for everyone’s time,” she explained. “Not just the actors. The technicians. The crew. Lunch break means everyone actually gets to eat, like forty minutes. They take twenty minutes for a nap, come back fresh, ready to act or work. That’s sometimes just not the vibe back home.”

She made a point about the hours. She felt like she’d shot for twelve hours sometimes. Or maybe nine or ten. And night shoots always end late, like two in the morning. You get rested. They are really particular about that stuff.

In Bombay, it felt different. It really depends on the set.

“If I can say so,” she admitted, “they are a little more pre-planned in Bombay.”

Ram Charan chimed in. He seemed to admire how Bollywood manages to wrap things up quickly. He mentioned Peddi . That took 285 shooting days, spread out over two years.

Janhvi countered that timeline. Some Hindi films? They’re done in thirty or forty days.

Ram Charan looked up to that pace. He wished he could finish things that fast. Like, seventy days or less.

Janhvi just shrugged. “Sometimes thirty or forty days.”

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