The actor characterizes this as a colonial mentality prevalent in northern India. A positive mental attitude is “agar success paani hai, toh aapko angrezi aani chahiye, varna failure ho jaoge.” The English aristocracy all speak the same colonial language. Many believe that because of the English language, everything is better.
A person’s linguistic proficiency is only a means of communication, not a measure of their intelligence, he went on to say.
I can’t say that everyone here speaks Hindi, but I would guess that the vast majority do. “Two or three percent, who belong to major departments on a set, communicate in English,” the National Award-winning actor stated when asked what language is most commonly used in the industry and how he gets his scripts.
Previously, I was only given scripts in English, and it would have been inappropriate of me to insist on receiving them in Hindi exclusively. Since I find it easiest to memorize dialogue if it is written down, I would use that format for all my conversations.