MUMBAI: Mahesh Babu fans who are eagerly waiting for the Telugu superstar to foray into the Hindi film industry might be a bit disappointed to know that the actor has no plans of entering Bollywood, at least in the near future.

At a recent event held in Hyderabad, Mahesh Babu was asked about working in Hindi films. To this, he replied, "I don't need to do Hindi films. I can just do a Telugu film and it'll get seen all over the world - that's what's happening right now. You would want to be in a position where you do only Telugu films."

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Over the years, the Tollywood star has been receiving a lot of film offers from the Hindi film industry. However, Mahesh Babu wants to focus on doing only Telugu cinema. "I have already said that my contribution will be only for Telugu films," the Maharshi actor had said a few years ago in an interview. In fact, even his Instagram bio reads, "Actor in Indian Telugu Cinema."

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Speaking about movies, Mahesh Babu will next be seen in Parasuram's Sarkaru Vaari Paata co-starring Keerthy Suresh. The film is slated to hit the big screens on May 12. Besides this film, there's a lot of buzz around Mahesh Babu's upcoming collaboration with SS Rajamouli. Without revealing any details, the Tollywood superstar said that he is very excited about Rajamouli garu's project."

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