Revealed on: Aug 13, 2025 02:05 pm IST
Hombale Movies, producers of KGF movies, have reacted to stories claiming that Yash was not the primary alternative for the blockbuster franchise.
Hombale Movies has reacted to current stories that Kannada star Yash was not the primary alternative for the lead function of their tremendous profitable KGF movie franchise. The studio issued a press release after a number of stories claimed this.
Hombale Movies points assertion
The manufacturing home is now setting the file straight. In a press release to Hindustan Instances, it states, “We now have a long-standing partnership with Yash, longer than with another actor we’re at present working with. Furthermore, Yash is a part of our household. KGF was envisioned with Yash in thoughts, and for us, he’ll at all times be our Rocky Bhai. We had been at all times in contact with a number of different actors pan-India for various key roles in KGF 1. Any stories or rumours claiming that Yash was not the primary alternative for KGF are incorrect. We now have not made any such feedback.”
What was initially stated
Final week, in an interview with HT, Hombale Movies’ co-founder Chaluve Gowda had remarked how the success of their movies like KGF and Kantara had led to an increase in visibility of Kannada movies. He stated that each time they approached actors from outdoors Karnataka for his or her movies, they had been met with impolite dismissals. “We went to a giant star for KGF years in the past. They requested, ‘The place do these Kannada movies even run?’ At the moment, not many individuals knew about Kannada movies outdoors of Karnataka. They knew a number of names, like Dr Rajkumar. However that was it. That has undoubtedly modified now,” Gowda had stated.
Whereas Gowda by no means stated that the provide was for the lead function in KGF, and HT’s personal article by no means implied it both, a number of different stories and social media accounts reported it with that angle.
In regards to the KGF movies
KGF Chapter 1, starring Yash, launched in 2018, and have become Kannada cinema’s largest hit, grossing ₹250 crore. It was eclipsed by its all-time blockbuster sequel – KGF Chapter 3 – which grossed an exceptional ₹1250 crore. Each movies had been directed by Prasanth Neel and produced by Hombale Movies. The manufacturing home has since given large hits like Kantara, Salaar, and Mahavatar Narsimha.
