Kriti Sanon: Nepotism does exist, it always did

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Posted: 8 years ago

Kriti Sanon talks about nepotism and being an outsider.

Kriti Sanon burst into the Bollywood scene when she starred opposite Tiger Shroff in Heropanti. Since then Shraddha has not looked back and is amongst the few who is not a part of a famous Bollywood family.

So does she still feel like an outsider in the industry? On this, Kriti revealed to a leading daily, "I am not so many films old to be known as an insider. I do feel out of place. I don't know a lot of people and don't attend too many parties, so I still feel like an outsider. But my house in Mumbai feels like home."

"My sister, Nupur, has moved in with me and we have a pet dog. My parents also keep visiting me, so I'm not homesick anymore," she added.

Kriti does admit that nepotism very much exists in Bollywood. She revealed, "I've been fortunate. It's not easy to meet big directors. Nepotism does exist, it always did. Star kids do get way more opportunities, but there are also people like Anushka (Sharma), Deepika (Padukone) and Sushant who've managed to make it. So, as long as the opportunities are balanced, it's fine."

Kriti's upcoming release is Raabta in which she stars opposite Sushant Singh Rajput. The movie which is directed by Dinesh Vijan is slated to release on June 9, 2017, and is about reincarnation.

The actress talked candidly about Raabta and said, "I liked the script from day one and has stayed with me for over two years now. It's tricky to make people believe in both characters in such a short span of time, so it was [a] challenging yet exciting [task]. I had a two-month gap between playing both characters, so that helped me with my thought process."