Don't know why people get so touchy and sensitive when the nepotism in the industry is called out. One case of an outsider like Sid who gets taken in by an influential insider are few and and rare. It's not like he was randomly picked through an audition process but rather got the opportunities for his personal connection to KJO(so basically he is an honorary insider). Truth is, it's getting harder and harder for outsiders to break into the industry, spots are getting filled up with talent-less starkids overpopulating the industry, all the opportunities are going to them despite their films failing because everything is skewed in their favor. For starkids, getting a film is as easy as waking up one day and telling mommy and daddy they want to act. In the process we are being robbed of new faces and some brilliant talents.
One rare case of a Sidharth Malhotra does not diminish and take way from the blatant nepotism that is going on the industry. At least Sid is good to look at compared to the likes of Uday Chopra and Tusshar Kapoor, who were neither talented nor aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. So Sid can stay, the industry is a shit-hole anyway. 😆
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