A true pan-India film is a story rooted in a specific region, crafted with local actors, that resonates with the tastes of the entire national audience.

For instance, Baahubali, primarily made with Telugu and Tamil actors, is deeply tied to the Telugu film audience yet achieved monumental success nationwide. This makes it a quintessential pan-India film. Dangal also falls in this category.

Similarly, we may say RRR, KGF and Pushpa; all rooted in regional storytelling with regional actors, connected strongly with Hindi audiences.

However, their success was often limited to Hindi and their native language, unlike Baahubali, which transcended multiple regional languages.

The standout example today is Kantara Chapter 1. Its predecessor, released in 2022, also performed exceptionally across

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