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Actor Shruti Haasan made her Bollywood debut in 2009 and has worked in various films. However she says being in the rat race with other Bollywood actors has never been on her mind. “I can’t work creatively if I think about my position in the industry. It doesn’t change my perspective and I have never had that kind of pressure. The beauty of our profession is how things change overnight. The entertainment industry is truly been entertaining,” she says. In fact, she feels that there should not be any competition between the various regional film industries and the Hindi film industry either. “I think it’s the Indian film industry combined which makes us the biggest entertainment industry in the world, and not just Bollywood. If we were to divide the numbers in isolation, it would never have the impact that we have as the combined industry,” she says. The actor will soon be seen sharing screen space with actor Rajkummar Rao in her next film and has just finished the first schedule of th...

SPOILERS ALERT It could be argued by some that a fantasy epic is by definition infantile and it should, therefore, be treated purely as a fun outing. But even if one were accept that line of thinking and allow the film some leeway, Puli, directed by Chimbu Deven, is unconscionably puerile. The paucity of depth and genuine originality robs it of any possibility of being regarded as a success. Puli has numerous quirky creatures, including a talking bird, a wise tortoise, a shiny green frog with an uncanny sense of direction and an entire clan of invisible midgets straight from the isle of Lilliput. At one point, the dwarves capture the hero and tie up him up a la Gulliver only to realise that he is harmless. No sooner is he set free than he breaks into song and dance with his erstwhile captors. The size of the midgets in relation to the protagonist fluctuates all through the number but nobody seems to care. This is a fantasy after all! Much of the action in the second ha...