Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Bollywood Stars Struggle with Hindi, Industry Heavily Relies on English
Huma Qureshi says many Bollywood actors don't speak Hindi well, even though they make films in that language.
She thinks this is because the industry uses English a lot.
Other actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap have also said this before.
Huma Qureshi highlights lack of Hindi proficiency among Bollywood actors
Many Bollywood actors struggle with Hindi, the language of their films
Industry heavily relies on English for communication and scripts
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap previously raised similar concerns
Huma Qureshi questions the industry's target audience and language use
- Who
- Huma Qureshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap, and other Bollywood actors
- What
- Highlighted the lack of Hindi proficiency among Bollywood actors and the industry's heavy reliance on English
- When
- Recently, in interviews and conversations over several years
- Where
- In the Hindi film industry (Bollywood)
- Why
- To raise awareness about the language barrier in the industry and its impact on the audience
Industry Insiders
Actors and Critics
Language of communication
Industry Insiders
Industry insiders argue that English is a common language that facilitates communication among multilingual cast and crew.
Actors and Critics
Actors and critics like Huma Qureshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Anurag Kashyap argue that the heavy reliance on English distances the audience and affects actors' language skills.
- Language of Bollywood films
- Hindi
- Language used for communication on sets
- English
- Language scripts are written in
- English
- Percentage of actors struggling with Hindi
- Half