Actor Mahesh Babu issued a clarification after his ‘Bollywood can’t afford me’ comment. A statement issued by his team read, “Mahesh has clarified that he loves cinema and respects all languages. He said he is comfortable doing the film where he has been working. Mahesh said he is happy to see his dream coming true as Telugu cinema is going places (sic).”

During an interview with PTI, Babu was asked if he would like to do a Hindi film, and he said, “I may sound arrogant, but I did get a lot of offers in Hindi. But I think they can’t afford me. I don’t want to waste my time. The stardom and love I have here in Telugu cinema, I never thought of going to another industry. I always thought I will do films here and they will become bigger, and my belief is turning into a reality now.”