Kareena on Nepotism: If there's Alia Bhatt, there's also Kangana - Page 3

Originally posted by: ponymo

Isn't the whole debate around nepotism precisely that? I mean how easy it was for Alia to find a footing in the industry, when it took nearly a decade of harships and struggle for Kangana to establish herself despite being 10 times more talented than Alia. That's exactly the problem, Kareena. Wouldn't expect you to understand though. And some other professions having it does not desolve Bollywood's nepotism from bein wrong.

Originally posted by: aish.

Honestly, people need to stop being so butthurt about nepotism.

If I'm successful in a field and my son/daughter needs help in the same, I will help them. It maybe not ethically right but as a parent I don't see any wrong in using my influence for my kids. At the end of the day, I can't shove my child down anybody's throat. Whether he or she makes full use of the opportunity is upto them.

So many outsiders today, infact the most successful ones like Deepika and Priyanka are outsiders but I don't see them crying around like Kangana. Everybody struggles but nobody succeeds with self-sympathy. You have to be hard on yourself to get somewhere.

And honestly, normal movie go-ers don't give a damn about who is an outsider/insider. It all boils down to talent. Which is why an insider like Varun is doing better than Sid, whereas an outsider like Ranveer is doing better than Ranbir.

Originally posted by: ponymo

Isn't the whole debate around nepotism precisely that? I mean how easy it was for Alia to find a footing in the industry, when it took nearly a decade of harships and struggle for Kangana to establish herself despite being 10 times more talented than Alia. That's exactly the problem, Kareena. Wouldn't expect you to understand though. And some other professions having it does not desolve Bollywood's nepotism from bein wrong.

Originally posted by: ponymo

Isn't the whole debate around nepotism precisely that? I mean how easy it was for Alia to find a footing in the industry, when it took nearly a decade of harships and struggle for Kangana to establish herself despite being 10 times more talented than Alia. That's exactly the problem, Kareena. Wouldn't expect you to understand though. And some other professions having it does not desolve Bollywood's nepotism from bein wrong.

Originally posted by: aish.

Honestly, people need to stop being so butthurt about nepotism.

If I'm successful in a field and my son/daughter needs help in the same, I will help them. It maybe not ethically right but as a parent I don't see any wrong in using my influence for my kids. At the end of the day, I can't shove my child down anybody's throat. Whether he or she makes full use of the opportunity is upto them.

So many outsiders today, infact the most successful ones like Deepika and Priyanka are outsiders but I don't see them crying around like Kangana. Everybody struggles but nobody succeeds with self-sympathy. You have to be hard on yourself to get somewhere.

And honestly, normal movie go-ers don't give a damn about who is an outsider/insider. It all boils down to talent. Which is why an insider like Varun is doing better than Sid, whereas an outsider like Ranveer is doing better than Ranbir.

Originally posted by: desigal90

It's not murder though. It's connections. And that's true in all fields. You think medicine is spared?

I can vouch from experience, I know some fellow doctors who knew that all they had to do was pass the Boards and not worry about scores, coz they had family sitting at the heads of residencies. Most of the students with me had doctors in the family.

All fields have some level of nepotism. Any job is easier if you have family sitting in there. My friend got her sister a job as a civil engineer in the same company she works.

I just think the debate is overdone in Bollywood at this point. Does it give you the initial push to be a star kid? MOST DEFINITELY YES. But will it determine if you're successful? I don't think so.

I think Varun, Ranbir, Alia, Kareena, Hrithik, Salman, Kajol, Rani, Saif got this far coz they had something that the audience liked.

Similarly, Akshay, Shahrukh, Ranveer, Kangana, Priyanka, Rajkumar Rao, Ayushman, Siddharth, are here coz the audience likes them. Some of the top heroines in recent times have NOT been steroids. Katrina? Deepika? Priyanka? Kareena has a point. At the end of the day audience gets to have the last say.

Not all outsiders should be hailed just coz they're outsiders, similarly not all star kids are successful if the audience doesnt like them. Some exceptions make it though. Hell people shit on Arjun Kapoor all the time but his films work. He has quite a fan following.