Actor Vijay Sethupathi reacted to a journalist who called him a “pan-India star”, saying he isn’t comfortable with the term. The actor also said he wants to do films in every language, including Bengali and Gujarati.
In an interview, 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."
Vijay’s ‘Farzi’ co-star Raashi Khanna also reacted when asked if she liked the term. She 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?"
Helmed by Raj and DK, the crime thriller ‘Farzi’ marks the digital debut of Shahid Kapoor and Vijay. It is now streaming on Amazon Prime. The series also stars Kay Kay Menon, Amol Palekar, Regina Cassandra, and Bhuvan Arora in pivotal roles.