I was fortunate that I came into films when the audience was quite forgiving, says Saif Ali Khan!

A lot has been spoken about nepotism and numerous star kids are questioned about their views on it.

Saif Ali Khan penned an open letter through a leading daily and expressed his views on the 'N' word. He specified, "So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is a lot of nepotism in the film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I’m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it’s none of my business."

Lately, during an event, Saif spoke about how his journey started by telling, "My father told me when I was very young that I can forget about any kind of inheritance from him and he doesn’t have the kind of money I am imagining. Growing up in Delhi, there were many wealthy people. He said you are not like that. He said I will send you to good school and university but the rest is up to you."

He further specified, "I found it frightening and I knew that wasn’t what I wanted. It made my parents worried. Then BR Chopra came to Delhi, offered me an ad, something to do in films. For the first time, I felt a sense of direction. I was fortunate that I came into films when the audience was quite forgiving, media was kind, I used to speak Hindi with a bit of an accent as I was straight out of England, have been in love with the profession since then."

When questioned about freedom of expression in today's times, Saif told, "We do live in times where celebs and people are in general cautious about what they say. I think we live in so much fear. Whether that is founded or unfounded, I am not sure but it makes me uncomfortable to not share my thoughts."

He spoke about censorship stating, "The things happening today are ridiculous."