Why couldn't NEPOTISM make them SuperStar?

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Posted: 7 years ago
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1.Abhishek Bachchan s/o Big B
2.Bobby Deol
3.Nasir Khan b/o Dilip Kumar
4.Faisal b/o Aamir
5.Sanjay Kapoor
6.Arbaaz Khan
8.Puru Rajkumar s/o Rajkumar
11.Rajeev Kapoor s/o Raj Kapoor
12.Fardeen s/o Feroz
13.Vivaan s/o Naseeruddin
14.Uday Chopra
15.Shadaab Khan
16.Mohnish Bahl s/o Nutan
17.Imran Khan
18.Tushar Kapoor
19.Kumar Gaurav
20.Ayub Khan
21.Atul Agnihotri
22.Vivek Oberoi
23.Sooraj Panscholi
24.Farhan Akhtar
25.Sohail Khan and many others.


If NEPOTISM Can't create/make SUPERSTAR, why so much crying for that? 😆

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Posted: 7 years ago
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nepotism is just an excuse to take away the credit of a star kid
when an actor (u dont like) get successful give credit to nepotism 🤢

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Posted: 7 years ago
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you missed ranbir kapoor😆

On a serious note I don't think many people who are against nepotism claim that it is a guarantee that insiders will end up becoming stars or superstars...what is said is that the privileges and chances the insiders get can not be denied...didn't abhishek bacchan get those chances which any other outsider in his place would not have got? wasn't his first movie itself a flop? wasn't saawariya flop too? what about alia bhatt? her sharanya was neither that big a hit not critically acclaimed,yet she got highway...which was critically acclaimed perhaps but didn't do well at the box office. which outsider gets movies pe movies after their first movie is neither critically acclaimed nor commercially hit and their second movie is only critically acclaimed while being a huge flop?
Where are the stars of fukrey?of pyaar ka punchnama?what chances did they get by the big insiders of bollywood?
I understand it is their money...but if they really want to indulge in nepotism then be unapologetic about it na...why be defensive or in denial about it? Denying the chances that insiders get only undermines the struggle of the outsiders...does it not?
like let me give one example...my father is in quite a comfortable position financially while my friend's is not...I did not have to work during my graduation years to pay the fee...while my friend had to work...so she was studying as well as working...I did not stop using my father's money or start earning for myself during graduation but what I can do is acknowledge that yes her life has been tougher than mine...similarly I don't say that these insiders stop enjoying the benefits they get...but a simple acknowledgemnt,a simple acceptance...what exactly is the harm in that?This is the least that can be done to show respect for someone's hardships.
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Originally posted by: JaiJaiIraniMata

you missed ranbir kapoor😆

On a serious note I don't think many people who are against nepotism claim that it is a guarantee that insiders will end up becoming stars or superstars...what is said that the privileges and chances the insiders get can not be denied...didn't abhishek bacchan get those chances which any other outsider in his place would not have got? wasn't his first movie itself a flop? wasn't saawariya flop too? what about alia bhatt? her sharanya was neither that big a hit not critically acclaimed,yet she got highway...which was critically acclaimed perhaps but didn't do well at the box office? which outsider gets movies pe movies after their first movie is neither critically acclaimed nor commercially hit and their second movie is only critically acclaimed while being a huge flop?
Where are the stars of fukrey?of pyaar ka punchnama?what chances did they get by the big insiders of bollywood?
I understand it is their money...but if they really want to indulge in nepotism then be unapologetic about it na...why be defensive or in denial about it? Denying the chances that insiders get only undermines the struggle of the outsiders...does it not?
like let me give one example...my father is in quite a comfortable position financially while my friend's is not...I did not have to work during my graduation years to pay the fee...while my friend had to work...so she was studying as well as working...I did not stop using my father's money or start earning for myself during graduation but what I can do is acknowledge that yes her life has been tougher than mine...similarly I don't say that these insiders stop enjoying the benefits they get...but a simple acknowledgemnt,a simple acceptance...what exactly is the harm in that?This is the least that can be done to show respect for someone's hardships.


I have given 25 Names, allot 10 movies to each = 250 FILMS

On a Average in INDIA = 225-250 Films release every Year which makes = 2500 Films in 10 Year.

If we minus 250 films, still OUTSIDERS get 2250 FILMS which is much much bigger.

Asking sympathy for OUTSIDER, one should look at the result of those 2250 films.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Let me clarify, on behalf of most people, why we're against nepotism. Nepotism doesn't make anyone a superstar. You need talent and hardwork to succeed. But nepotism makes it easier for sons, daughters, nephews etc. of Bollywood actors and actresses to obtain opportunities to prove themselves. Due to these connections, they even get more opportunities after they fail. Case in point, Alia Bhatt. Though I admire her acting and think she's a really good actress, it can't be denied that her initial launch and her rise to stardom were helped greatly by nepotism. Firstly, she was launched through KJ and to be honest, she wasn't noticed much for her acting in SOTY. Yet, she managed to get a great movie like Highway, which helped to prove her acting skills. Do you think any newbie would have gotten a role like Veera in Highway, after having a dismal reception in SOTY? That doesn't mean that I'm taking credit away from her. She is a good actress, but she definitely had a easier time than a newbie in the initial stages.
That brings me to the main problem with nepotism. By favouring only relatives of BW actors and actresses, we are raising the barrier for newbies. Newbies, with genuine talent, who can shine as or even brighter than these elite if given equal opportunities. Look at all the young actors being launched today. How many of them aren't related to BW? Almost all are. By providing opportunities, based on connections and not talent, many ardent fans of BW are worried that we are settling for a standard of mediocrity. Cos we need competition to raise the bar for acting. How many actresses are giving competition to Alia Bhatt now days? We are not against actors and actresses from BW families and their acting in BW but feel that they should not be favoured and even newbies should be given equal opportunities. Like any other profession, once you resort to nepotism, it restricts true talent and development.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: LiveLifeHonest

Let me clarify, on behalf of most people, why we're against nepotism. Nepotism doesn't make anyone a superstar. You need talent and hardwork to succeed. But nepotism makes it easier for sons, daughters, nephews etc. of Bollywood actors and actresses to obtain opportunities to prove themselves. Due to these connections, they even get more opportunities after they fail. Case in point, Alia Bhatt. Though I admire her acting and think she's a really good actress, it can't be denied that her initial launch and her rise to stardom were helped greatly by nepotism. Firstly, she was launched through KJ and to be honest, she wasn't noticed much for her acting in SOTY. Yet, she managed to get a great movie like Highway, which helped to prove her acting skills. Do you think any newbie would have gotten a role like Veera in Highway, after having a dismal reception in SOTY? That doesn't mean that I'm taking credit away from her. She is a good actress, but she definitely had a easier time than a newbie in the initial stages.

That brings me to the main problem with nepotism. By favouring only relatives of BW actors and actresses, we are raising the barrier for newbies. Newbies, with genuine talent, who can shine as or even brighter than these elite if given equal opportunities. Look at all the young actors being launched today. How many of them aren't related to BW? Almost all are. By providing opportunities, based on connections and not talent, many ardent fans of BW are worried that we are settling for a standard of mediocrity. Cos we need competition to raise the bar for acting. How many actresses are giving competition to Alia Bhatt now days? We are not against actors and actresses from BW families and their acting in BW but feel that they should not be favoured and even newbies should be given equal opportunities. Like any other profession, once you resort to nepotism, it restricts true talent and development.


As i said in previous post, around 250 Films Release every year. Do complain about this NEPOTISM, if out of those 240 Films are made for Star Kids & only 10 for OUTSIDER.

While in reality, you will find a New Star Kid with 1 or 2 films, while New OUTSIDER Getting over 100+ films every year for LAUNCH.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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DEBUT of OUTSIDERs in 2017





CHANCE sabhi ko milta hai, OUTSIDER Get MORE Chances every year. While STAR KID is trolled, humiliated & forced to sit at home, OUTSIDER can work as much he can, until one day he succeed.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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sushant, siddharth and ranveer had gotten amazing debut movies being outsiders.

siddhardth is getting movies being an outsider 🤔 and most of his movies are better than what i have watched abishek doing.

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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: .Omkara.


As i said in previous post, around 250 Films Release every year. Do complain about this NEPOTISM, if out of those 240 Films are made for Star Kids & only 10 for OUTSIDER.

While in reality, you will find a New Star Kid with 1 or 2 films, while New OUTSIDER Getting over 100+ films every year for LAUNCH.


I believe that you may be overstating the no. of films made for outsiders. Nepotism exists in other movie industries as well and besides those people on the list, we also have movies from successful actors, who are the products of nepotism and aren't on the list. Moreover, star kids get launched by bigger banners, who have more access to funds to reserve more theatres and for promotion as well (add onto this, they have the advantage of promotion by their relatives as well). The scale of the movies differ too. Most newcomers are launched in much small-scale movies, with little promotion. Most small-scale movies, by newcomers are promoted solely by word-of-mouth and their movies only succeed when they are strong word-of-mouth reviews. Most newbies rarely are launched in big banner movies. These are additional barriers that newbie actors have to overcome.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: .Omkara.

DEBUT of OUTSIDERs in 2017





CHANCE sabhi ko milta hai, OUTSIDER Get MORE Chances every year. While STAR KID is trolled, humiliated & forced to sit at home, OUTSIDER can work as much he can, until one day he succeed.


agree 👏
and even after proving themselves in few movies they ge,t one flop and that rant of nepotism starts again

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