his father is a 3 time national award winner, so he is not some small actor, plus pankaj has even directed shahid in the movie mausam
and shahids whole immediate family is full of actors, his mother neelima azeem is an actress, his brother is an actor, his step sister also got a break in shandaar and done two more movies, his step mother supriya pathak is an actress and supriyas sister is the actress ratna pathak shah, shahids stepfather and ishaans dad rajesh khattar is an actor. They may not be superstars but they are still prominent figures in the industry
anyway like i said before, all that matters is talent and if the audience wants to see that actor onscreen, it doesn't matter if they are insiders/outsiders or have connections, its all upto the audience on whose movies they want to buy a ticket for
Supriya Pathak used to come in Gujarati movies too.
They are talented folks. Honestly, there’s not issue with nepotism if they are deserving. I mean, they can’t leave acting if they are good at it just because their parents are actors. It’s just that they shouldn’t treat outsiders like shit etc.
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