Alia Bhatt: There is no need to defend the nepotistic nature of the industry

Nepotism has been a part of the Hindi film industry for a long time. However, the debatable issue got momentum after the ‘Queen’ actress Kangana Ranaut, called filmmaker Karan Johar as the flag-bearer of nepotism. Post which, the industry was divided into half with some accepting that it is prevalent, while some blatant denying of the existence of the same in Bollywood.

Among those who accepted that ‘nepotism’ is part and parcel of B-town, was actress Alia Bhatt. In a recent interaction with Times Of India, when the ‘Raazi’ actress was asked to comment on the same, she gave an interesting reply. Alia said, “Of late, I have realised that there is no need to defend the nepotistic nature of the industry because it does exist. The reason why it has become an emotional debate is that it is difficult for those who don’t get a chance. If I was on the other side, I would be heartbroken. I may have felt the same way. Yes, it does exist everywhere, but this is the only business where there’s no fixed funda. You need to be at the right place at the right time.”

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She added, “For instance, if you want to be a doctor, you study, give your examination and get a job. In the film business, you can do whatever you want, but there has to be that X-factor that people talk about. There are so many people who come from nowhere and make it big purely on the basis of their presence and what they bring to the screen.”

Miss Bhatt went on to say, “An XYZ person can be very good looking and some other can be marginally good looking, but the latter can be a bigger star or loved more because of their talent. There are no hard and fast rules as such, so I totally get the emotional upheaval. As far as I am concerned, I won’t even say that I was more prepared because I was so and so’s daughter. I just got very lucky with my first try ‘Student Of The Year’, but you can only get lucky with that first chance. After that only bhagwaan bachaye.”

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