Pooja Bedi has said that it’s ‘unfair’ responsible nepotism for star kids joining the movie industry, because ‘there is equal opportunity’ for all, and therefore the ‘people are envious of individuals with privilege’.
Kartik Aaryan has recently been shown the way out from Karan Johar’s film, Dostana 2. Reacting to the news, actress Pooja Bedi commented that the career of any actor swings between his fortune, ability and skills. It is learnt that Kartik was dropped from the movie after some problems arose with the producer over the date of the film.
Karan shared the notice on Twitter last month after which Kartik’s fans started calling out Karan and other industry giants, claiming that the incident was an example of how the movie industry prevents an outsider to maneuver forward in their career. Fans alleged that the actor too was treated unfairly.
Asked about the nepotism debate in Bollywood, particularly in relationship to the Kartik incident, Pooja told a leading daily that ‘there’s equal opportunity for everyone’. She said that she, too, had to audition for the show Masaba Masaba, and that ‘people are envious of people who have a certain privilege’. Pooja said that it’s ‘unfair’ to blame nepotism for an actor’s child eager to become an actor.
Citing samples of ‘outsiders’ who made it and industry personalities who didn’t, she said, “We have Preity G Zinta, Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan then many people who have inherit the industry with no background and become icons.
At the same time, we’ve people who’ve been a part of the industry, and yet fizzled out. Kumar Gaurav made an excellent debut Love Story, but his career didn’t take off.”
The actress also gave the instance of her daughter, Alaya, who she claimed faced many rejections before being cast in Jawani Jaaneman.Meanwhile, Kartik had shot an outsized a part of Dostana 2 with Jahnvi Kapoor before being faraway from the project.
Now, consistent with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, they’re going to be recasting for the film.