Not Rajinikanth! But Akshay Kumar To Sell Robo 2.0 In North India
Akshay Kumar to sell Robo 2.0 in North India & not Rajinikanth. Akshay Kumar has the capability to pull the audiences to the theatres in North India & Rajinikanth will pull the audiences in the South.
Rajinikanth
is
a
superstar
in
South
India
and
his
films
are
nothing
less
than
a
festival.
In
fact,
people
prepare
themselves
for
months
in
advance
to
watch
a
Rajinikanth
film
and
when
the
days
near
its
release,
fans
go
berserk
to
catch
the
first
day
first
show.
However,
the
same
is
not
the
case
in
North
India.
People
do
know
that
Rajinikanth
is
a
superstar
but
that
does
not
pull
them
to
the
theatres.
So
now
the
film-makers
of
Robo
2.0
are
cashing
in
on
the
fame
of
Akshay
Kumar
to
promote
their
Hindi
version
of
the
film
in
North
India.
A
source
close
to
the
movie
was
quoted
as
saying,
"The
thing
is,
the
producers
of
2.0
hope
to
sell
the
film
to
the
Hindi
belt
on
the
basis
of
AK's
presence
there.
For
all
his
iconic
status,
Rajini's
films
don't
work
in
North
India.
With
Akshay
Kumar
playing
the
villain
against
Rajnikanth,
the
makers
of
2.0
hope
to
make
a
killing
in
both
the
Hindi
and
non-Hindi
markets.
Hence
the
film
will
be
marketed
as
a
two-hero
film
all
across
the
country."
Also,
superstar
Rajinikanth
revealed
at
the
poster
launch
event
that
Akshay
Kumar
is
indeed
the
hero
of
Robo
2.0
and
said,
"To
work
with
Shankar
is
difficult.
He
is
a
perfectionist.
That
is
why
he
is
one
of
the
biggest
directors.
This
picture
as
3D
is
a
different
experience.
But
the
truth
is
Akshay
Kumar
is
the
hero."
Akshay
Kumar
also
praised
superstar
Rajinikanth
at
the
event
and
said
that
he's
a
big
fan
of
the
actor,
"Rajnikanth
is
not
a
superstar,
he
is
the
entire
galaxy.
I
am
his
big
big
fan.
And
if
there's
anybody
in
this
industry
who
has
got
the
swag,
then
it's
him.
It
can
be
a
cigarette,
or
the
way
he
wear
his
glasses
or
his
coat.
There's
no
youngster
who
doesn't
want
to
imitate
him.
That's
also
when
he
recalls
an
incident.
Rajinikanth's
film
called
Baba
had
released.
The
film
didn't
fare
well
but
I
had
read
that
he
had
called
the
distributors
and
paid
them
their
money
back.
And
i
think
that
is
the
biggest
sign
of
being
a
big
superstar.
I
can
never
forget
that."