‘JHMS’ Trailer launch: Anushka and Imtiaz Ali share their take on nepotism

The debate over nepotism started when Kangana Ranaut took a dig at Karan Johar on his chat show by addressing him as the “flag-bearer of nepotism”. This happened several months back, and post the episode, the only topic on every person’s mind was nepotism. Soon as we believed that the topic had almost faded away, it came to the forefront once again after Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan poked fun at Kangana Ranaut over the same, during the recently held IIFA Awards. Though they apologised later on, but the topic is back again in the minds of people.

So, at the trailer launch of ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’, Anushka Sharma and Imtiaz Ali were asked about the same, considering the fact that they have been outsiders who have made it big in the industry. SRK too was a part of the event via a video call, but during the time of the question, he was out of network. So, Imtiaz started off by saying, “Hum teeno yahaan par hain, hum teeno baahar se hain. Toh agar hamaare khilaaf koi bhai-bhatijawaad ya nepotism hua hota toh hum yahaan pe hote hi nahin na. Main apne baare mein yeh bahut confidence se keh sakta hoon ki agar main yahaan par hoon toh it’s only because of the love and affection of the existing film industry at that time, that they listen to me is perhaps the only place I truly belong. So I don’t see it, I don’t know about Anushka.” (Also Read: Revealed: Shah Rukh Khan’s character details in ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’)

Then, Anushka said, “Like what he said, we are here today and reached where we are within the same industry. I have personally, I would say, been launched by banner like Yash Raj Films. With me or with Ranveer Singh, they have always put talent before anything else. I don’t think it was something I even thought of, quite honestly speaking, when I entered the industry. But at the same time I think sabke experiences alag hote hain and we all have to respect and value that and ya that’s it I mean, same industry mein different people can be treated differently and that has to be respected and valued.”

They certainly have a point there.

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

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