It seems that the nepotism debate that Bollywood has been inflicted with isn’t going to end anytime soon. Now, the veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has added his two cents to the enraging matter. The actor has somewhat stated the obvious, but has fuelled another preferential treatment in the industry:
“I don’t understand why only the film industry has been accused of this. People in other industries do it as well.
“You don’t see people creating a major debate when businessmen put their kids in charge of their business. Or you don’t say anything to politicians who help their kids get into politics?”
Talking about the broader prospect, that is the entire Indian film industry, Shah emphasized that film fraternity has been unfairly targeted while there are different others prospects of the matter:
“I don’t think it’s fair to talk about nepotism only in the film industry, when its prevalent in other places as well.”
“Isn’t that a very natural thing to do?” Shah points out about the favour that hierarchy bestows on different organizations around the world.
“Which parent wouldn’t want to help their own kid get a better way than they had in the industry? If one knows how things are in the industry, and your children want to be part of the same industry, it’s only natural that you would want them to not repeat the same mistakes.”
Like always, Naseeruddin Shah has used his wisdom and white hair for a debatable matter. But still, the topic of nepotism and favouritism is here to stay, because there are talented people in Bollywood who have lost their spark due to this.