Shivrajkumar's
Statement
From
The
Past
When
the
opposition
towards
the
dubbing
of
non-Kannada
films
was
at
its
peak,
Shivrajkumar
had
bluntly
spoken
in
favour
of
the
movement.
He
stated,
"The
strength
of
the
people
that
wish
for
dubbing
of
non-Kannada
films
in
Kannada
is
very
little.
Why
should
other
language
films
be
dubbed
in
Kannada
when
they
can
release
in
their
original
language?
How
will
our
industry
benefit
from
the
release
of
other
language
films
in
Kannada?"
'We're
Opposing
Dubbing
To
Benefit
Members
Of
Sandalwood'
He
further
explained
that
he
and
others
are
opposing
dubbing
only
to
benefit
the
members
of
Sandalwood.
The
actor
was
concerned
about
the
impact,
dubbing
could
have
on
Kannada
films,
as
its
market
is
limited.
Shivrajkumar
Changes
His
Stance
The
actor
who
was
present
at
Sye
Raa
Narasimha
Reddy's
press
meet,
said,
"Sandalwood
has
been
producing
several
good
films.
Audiences
encourage
good
films
and
they
are
the
ones
to
decide
if
dubbing
is
necessary
or
not.
I
don't
think
it's
worth
dubbing,
but,
if
audiences
wish
for
it,
who
am
I
to
stop?"
Kannadigas
Enraged?
Well,
we
wonder
if
Shivrajkumar's
recent
stance
has
enraged
his
fans.
Although
the
actor
sounded
diplomatic,
his
altered
thought
alone
could
have
irked
many.
Also,
we
can't
ignore
other
prominent
personalities
who
are
fighting
hard
to
ban
the
dubbing
of
non-Kannada
films
in
Karnataka.