Did Karan Johar take indirect dig at Nawazuddin Siddiqui's views on RRR, KGF Chapter 2 success?

Producer Karan Johar opened up on the recent pan-India blockbuster RRR, KGF Chapter 2 success in north India, and said that we shouldn't compete with each other, and celebrate the global acceptance of 'Indian' films. 

Karan who was present at the trailer launch of his upcoming production venture, Jug Jugg Jeeyo was asked about his views about regional films like RRR, KGF Chapter 2 overtaking Bollywood. Karan instantly replied to the query saying, "Hum bahut garv ke saath keh sakte hai ki hum Hindustani cinema ka hissa hai. So when RRR, Pushpa, and KGF have done wonders at the box office, we can proudly say it is Indian cinema. We are proud of all those films. They have taken our cinema to a new level. Prashanth Neel sir, Rajamouli saab, and Sukumar have proved that we can go so much further." 

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Karan was further quipped about whether he sees regional movies as a competition to Bollywood. Karan replied, "There is no competition between the same industry, how can there be? We have to be one collective unit. In fact, the best crossover is the one that happened when films from the south did such expansive business in the north. This is the best crossover. Going to any festival, and winning an Oscar doesn't really matter to us. We have to grow an Indian cinema, and that has been proved time and again. 

Karan's remark on the film festivals is contradicting Nawazuddin Siddiqui's views about the recent pan-India blockbusters. In many instances, Nawazuddin took a dig at South Indian cinema. Even at the Cannes film festival, Siddiqui said that in this festival, cinema is discussed, and not the box office figures. So, it seems like Karan gave an apt reply to Siddiqui's viewpoints. 

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Karan further asserted that he wants that Jug Jugg Jeeyo to continue the winning streak in Bollywood. "Gangubai did so well, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 took such a huge opening. So we just wish that Jug Jugg Jeeyo should also made it to that list. However, we want every regional film should do well. We don't want any language to be compared with each other." We just want that Hindustani cinema should be on the global map."