Allu Arjun recreates Pushpa pose, admits being 1st South star with six-pack abs
Telugu superstar Allu Arjun, who tasted success with 'Pushpa 2: The Rule', attended the WAVES Summit 2025 on Thursday in Mumbai. He was a speaker in one of the chat sessions where he spoke in depth about 'Pushpa 2: The Rule', his iconic pose, wearing a saree in the Jaathara sequence and the rise of Indian cinema.In one of the viral moments from the event, Allu Arjun was seen delighting his fans when he did the 'Pushpa' pose, which was met with loud cheers.advertisementHere's the video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by India Today (@indiatoday)
He also admitted being the first South Indian actor to sport six-pack abs for his film."With all humility, yes. It was 20 years ago. Back in the day, nobody had ever done that in South India. Culturally, it wasn't accepted and there were many taboos around that. I knew that, sometimes, it takes only one person to break the jinx. Someone motivated me to do that when they said that South actors cannot come up with six packs. It was one of my actors who worked with me back then. I took it up as a challenge and I did it for my people," he explained. advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by ShowMo (@showmo_india)Speaking at the session titled 'Talent Beyond Borders', the 'Pushpa' actor said that Indian cinema will have a great impact at the global box office.He said, "With all due respect to every other film industry in the world, whether it is Hollywood films, Korean films, Iranian films, or Chinese films, everybody has had an impact on the global box office. We have such a big film industry, and we've been there for so many decades. But we never had a serious impact on the global box office. I feel it's just about time... India is getting there. We, as a country, are growing and in the coming years, the Indian film industry will make a global mark," he explained.Allu Arjun also explained that one has to go local for a global impact. He explained, "Everything has a significant impact on me, everything is changing so fast in the world. K-Pop, K-dramas, Hollywood films, regional films, everything has got a significant impact. The only way to reach a global level is by telling local stories."Allu Arjun will join hands with director Atlee for his next big project.Must Watch
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