Star sons and daughters

I have critiized them and I know you have criticized them.. we all label them as slacker who sit around and enjoy the privilages of their mum and dads and don't work hard enough, party around, arent sincere to their art and aren't passionate enough. If they do bad then hell breaks loose and they are showered with every metaphor in the book regarding their performance if they do good then people just say yaa... his/her dad got him that many resources and he worked with the best directors anyone can do good in that position. I remember in one of Abhishek bachchan's interview he said that even if a star son or daughter doesn't want to be an actor people just push them.. and eventually they become actors..even if they don't want to.. it seems like a natural progression. But whose fault is it.. is it their fault that they are rich and privilaged and get too many chances in life or are we a little bit too harsh on them just because of their lineage. Should they be given that many chances despite their failures.. should they be blamed for the lack of outsiders and real talent entering our industry?? Are they the ultimate punchbag of audiences and get blamed for everything.. Who is the victim here.. is it us have to bear them on screen or is it them who get blamed for every mishap.. Ya the film flopped blame it on the privilaged one.. I honestly am speaking like an outsider and have no clue about the lives of these kids but would love to see someone making a movie about the lives of Star sons and daughters.. maybe Kjo perhaps.. he should make a movie about this.. I am sure we all are a bit intrigued.

Yes, they are to blame. And the audience is the victim. I can't count how many times I've banged my head against the wall (figuratively) because one of the spawns of Bacchan Sr, Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Yash Chopra, Tanuja, Sharmila Tagore (and other oldies) couldn't act.

I don't pity them. Neither do I feel bad for them. I think the constant criticism is a small price to pay as compared to what the outsiders have to pay to get into bollywood. Superstars like SRK, Akshay Kumar, Priety have been rumored to undergo casting couch. Atleast these spawns have not been victimised in that way. And really if they can't handle criticism, they're in the wrong business.


P:S: Refreshing topic btw, thanks. 😊

When you are a star-son or daughter, the margin of error is so much more lenient than if you are an outsider. Just imagine Bobby Deol without having the shadow of Dharmendra looming beside his name. Do you think he would still be in movies? I know Sonam is a big board favorite but I am pretty sure that if she were just a non-affiliated new-comer we would have seen her career obituary after giving two of the biggest flops. There have been a lot of actresses who were talented and even gave a commercial hit, but we never hear about them futher due to the lack of publicity aura that comes as a corollary with their famous last name. I mean, would a guy like Uday Chopra even have imagined to work in Bollywood if he were the son of a common man? Yeah sure, the expectations are much larger from these star-kids. But, on the flip-side expectations make people flock to the theatres to see them on screen. So, they already get a huge boost at the starting line. And, add to that the sustaining power of always being in the limelight due to their famous lineages.. yeah of course, it's an unfair playing field. But, that's life.

When star kids complain about how they will be compared to their parents and how awful that will be - I really don't get it. During Abhishek Bachchan's bad days nobody was asking him to be like Amitabh Bachchan. All people were waiting for was a decent performance or film. He did Yuva, and yes acted well, but after how many years of atrocious films and acting? They might feel the pressure of being so and so's son or daughter, but the audience or critics are not the ones who subject them to it.

Would two newcomers without connections, without film family backgrounds get launches like Refugee and Saawariya? Who would make a 40 crore magnum opus with people from outside the film world? Then the film will be hyped by using their family's name because without that what else is there? Now once they are done with their first film it is up to them whether they make a success out of their career or not. But for people not lucky enough to be born to stars they get their one shot after struggling (and in some cases like Flaviya said having to go the casting couch route).

Even if their debut films flop star kids will get multiple chances to prove themselves. Ranbir Kapoor himself admitted that he is getting big banner projects because "his family has a lot of goodwill" in the industry. So while it is not their fault that they were lucky to be born in a certain family, I certainly don't feel any sympathy for them when they say, "but we'll be compared to our parents". Big Deal!

See they do get help becuz of their BIG FAMILIES in bollywood but after that its your hardwork and talent which decides if you are going to be a star or not

for eg...Esha deol...now her parents were HUGE stars but did she become superstar like them? did she do movies like they used to do?did she even act 10% of their acting capabilites? NO...

talking about the kapoors...if they had it all in their genes and a lot of good will in industry then how come Rajiv and Randhir and Kunal and Karan and Sanjana Kapoor dint become superstars


You may get your work becuz of your bollywood family connection but then its your acting talent which decides if you are here to stay or not


btw nice post!😃

I am in a bit of difference of opinion here. I think acting is a thing where anyone can go wrong.. dispite the fact that you are a star son or not. Even if a theater actor for Delhi starts of in bollywood there is no garuantee that he/she would deliver a knock out performace one after the other.. Hits and flops are parcel of anyone's and everyone's acting career.. And it does take time to settle in the industry and do meaningful work.. look at Srk.. he was an outsider and even he was given many chances.. Its not as if anyone is stopping people to enter bollywood everyone is welcome and at the end of the day audience is the king..they pass the final verdict.. I personally think that we tend to be a little too harsh on them and put each and every mistake of theirs under a miscroscope.. when the fact is that everyone makes mistakes.. I think that everyone one should be given a chance to settle down and show their merit regardless of their backgrounds this includes star sons and outsiders.

Originally posted by: adios

audience is the king..they pass the final verdict.. I personally think that we tend to be a little too harsh on them and put each and every mistake of theirs under a miscroscope.. .

this is done ALOT on I-F😆😆😆

It depends. In the case of some starkids, their suvival in the industry HAS depended on their last name. For example, Abhishek Bachan. I dont think he woudl have been considered "hero" matericial had he not been Amitabh Bachan's son.

^Ofcourse everyone makes mistakes and there is no rule that star kids are bad actors and outsiders are better.

My problem with star-kids is more with their attempts at sob stories by talking about how comparison with their parents will hurt them. I don't think that hurts them at all. On the contrary it helps them get hype for their films.

Now Karisma Kapoor is one star-kid that actually had to struggle since her family was dead against her joining films and prevented the big banners from giving her a chance. She spent a good part of her career working in almost B-grade films and actually had to struggle. So if she were to say that I struggled I wouldn't begrudge her that statement.

Hiru, you are right that after they get their first chance they have to prove themselves without their family backing. But the fact is that they will get more second chances than outsiders as well. Uday Chopra can write a script and get Daddy to produce it after so many failures. Would someone from outside the industry get that kind of opportunity?

SRK made it big with his first few films - Deewana, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. So I don't think his example works. Akshay Kumar struggled for years in B-grade action films, till he reinvented himself as a comedy star through Hera Pheri. In the 90s his stardom wasn't close to what he has now, even though his films were successful. On the other hand Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor want to act in films and they get a film like Refugee served on a platter. Sonam and Ranbir became stars even before their first films released. On the basis of what?

Isnt everyone allowed to enter bollywood?its not for the star kids only.if that was the case we wouldnt have SRK or AKKI..yes they worked HARDER then sstar kids,did alot of struggling but arent they getting their due now?


and its not like STAR KIDS jsut play party dont work hard at all....yes it is a fact that they get some really great scripts thanks to thier connections but they hard work to...last time i read...Ranbir Kapoor dint sleep for 3 days for the promotions and shooting of Ajab..now whats that? partying?yeah sure...


every outsider cannot be SRK...and every star kid cannot be Rishi Kapoor ( in acting department)