'Bollywood not a full-time goal'

Mumbai: His entry into Bollywood with Karwaan, which he followed up with The Zoya Factor, has been well-received, but Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan says he does not aim to move to Hindi cinema as south film industry will always be his priority.

The actor, son of veteran star Mammootty, said he won't give up on his years of hard work in south to become a pan-India star.

"It is not that the goal is to be here full time and give up on the progress that you have made there. You have worked so many years and have built up a solid base there and it is very difficult to give that up and restart."

"You are in the new market you have to start again and you have to introduce yourself again. It is too tricky. I don't know what lies ahead and what kind of offers will come my way," he said.

"My biggest base is Malayalam and I can never afford to give up on that," Dulquer added.