- Producers make a movie to earn money. Simply put, Bollywood is an entertainment industry. If casting B-town kids means more publicity and buzz, then why not? And it certainly is not their mistake that they are popular
- As I have mentioned earlier, being a celeb kid comes with a price. When people and media aren't sensitive enough to not invade their privacy, they can't crib about nepotism. In my books that is borderline hypocrisy.
- Privilege of birth how many of us are studying in government schools to ensure equality, so that we are not ahead by unfair' privilege of birth over equally (or even more) talented kids from the poor economic backgrounds? People who were fortunate to be born in those families have better opportunities than an outsider. Condemning that while using the resources provided to us by our families is being hypocritical.
- Being part of a family which runs business involuntarily teaches some practical nuances of business from a very young age. Similarly, having a movie background gives the star kids exposure to the movie industry from a very young age. They certainly have a head start which in effect might translate into having more talent' to begin with.
- As I stated before, the cinema industry is a business. No director in his/her right mind would cast someone born with a silver spoon over an actor/actress who happens to be much more talented, because that is detrimental to the business. We know a lot of star kids who faded away because they could not make their mark.
I don't see what's in it to make a big fuss about nepotism. If we take a closer look, it is prevalent everywhere, including our lives. In my books, it is just called privilege of birth.
Yes, someone with no background may require another extra 23 years to start off, but that's it. What happens next is in compliance with 'Survival of the fittest'
Nepotism is overrated and over-hyped.
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