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Union Minister Smriti Irani in conversation
with Karan Johar touched upon a lot of
issues including nepotism. The actor-turned-
politician also spoke about Pahlaj Nihalani's
ouster as the CBFC Chief and on why chose
to keep quiet on Nihalani's accusations
against her.
"I will say this as an actor, you (Johar) are in
the news for the wrong reasons of late
nepotism and all," Irani told Karan at the
World Economic Forum.
She also recalled the experience she had
with Johar in her early days and asserted
that Johar treated everyone with respect.
"I have seen you as a filmmaker even when I
was a nobody. I had a huge amount of
respect for you because you treated every
person who walked up to you with dignity
irrespective of whom their parents were,
and I think that is what we need to set right
about the industry, that the industry is not
about nepotism, we are about talent," she
said.
She further added, "It is the Shah Rukh
Khans that actually tell the world that we are
about talent. It is about people like Ekta
(Kapoor). I have seen scores of people line
up from villages at her doorstep... that is
what we are about, that is what you (Karan)
are about also but you don't tell anybody
that. You like to take some very serious
fights out in the open."
The Union Minister also spoke about Pahlaj
Nihalani's ouster.
"We have had an unwritten rule, that
irrespective of their kind of work we have
always given respect to people who are
senior or chronologically older than us...,"
Irani said.
Adding further, she said, "I have never
spoken about Mr. Nihalani in public and I
have chosen not to do so because
irrespective of the kind of cinema he makes,
he has a seniority."
"The only issue is that the government
foresees an agency (CBFC) to be a facilitator
within the ambit of law and that is all that
we are interested in," she added.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/smriti-irani-karan-johar-industry-about-shah-rukh-khans-actually-tell-world-we-are-about-talent-388674.
with Karan Johar touched upon a lot of
issues including nepotism. The actor-turned-
politician also spoke about Pahlaj Nihalani's
ouster as the CBFC Chief and on why chose
to keep quiet on Nihalani's accusations
against her.
"I will say this as an actor, you (Johar) are in
the news for the wrong reasons of late
nepotism and all," Irani told Karan at the
World Economic Forum.
She also recalled the experience she had
with Johar in her early days and asserted
that Johar treated everyone with respect.
"I have seen you as a filmmaker even when I
was a nobody. I had a huge amount of
respect for you because you treated every
person who walked up to you with dignity
irrespective of whom their parents were,
and I think that is what we need to set right
about the industry, that the industry is not
about nepotism, we are about talent," she
said.
She further added, "It is the Shah Rukh
Khans that actually tell the world that we are
about talent. It is about people like Ekta
(Kapoor). I have seen scores of people line
up from villages at her doorstep... that is
what we are about, that is what you (Karan)
are about also but you don't tell anybody
that. You like to take some very serious
fights out in the open."
The Union Minister also spoke about Pahlaj
Nihalani's ouster.
"We have had an unwritten rule, that
irrespective of their kind of work we have
always given respect to people who are
senior or chronologically older than us...,"
Irani said.
Adding further, she said, "I have never
spoken about Mr. Nihalani in public and I
have chosen not to do so because
irrespective of the kind of cinema he makes,
he has a seniority."
"The only issue is that the government
foresees an agency (CBFC) to be a facilitator
within the ambit of law and that is all that
we are interested in," she added.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/smriti-irani-karan-johar-industry-about-shah-rukh-khans-actually-tell-world-we-are-about-talent-388674.
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