Long before Kangana Ranaut stirred controversy with her nepotism remarks on Koffee With Karan, it is Ameesha Patel who stood up against star kids. Naturally, this came at the cost of her career. She lost on several opportunities and no star kid would agree to share the stage with her.
Here's a quote from an interview dated back to 1999:
Does it make a difference that you are not a star child?
It is different. If you are a star kid, everything comes to you on a platter. You are declared a star even without a single release. But if you are not from a filmi background, things are very different. Whether it is publicity, hype or film offers, the star children always have an upperhand. But there are disadvantages too. If they don't do well, they receive a lot of flak.
https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/22amis.htm
In this interview with Komal Nahta, she talks about being the only outsider to debut among star kids:
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