Earlier, Kangana Ranaut stirred
a debate about how nepotism exists in Bollywood. The entire discussion started
after the actress appeared on Karan Johar's chat show and
called him the flag bearer of nepotism. Visibly, Karan didn't take the
statement too kindly and hit back at the actress at an event in London School
of Economics.
What followed next was a war of words between the two. While
numerous denied to get into this debate, there were some who chose their sides.
Lately, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt was asked about it and he told that he agrees to
Kangana Ranaut's statements.
When Kangana was questioned what she has to say on Mahesh
Bhatt's stand, the actress decided to dissect her thoughts on nepotism further,
so as to make it easier for people to understand.
She told, "If you're talking about nepotism, it's not
an objection, it's an observation. As an individual, it is my prerogative to leave
my footsteps behind for the ones who will follow me. It is important they know
where I fell, where I walked, stayed and ran... We should all work on it and
not point fingers and make it sound like a fight to make the society more
democratic for everyone."
Kangana further said, "What is an outsider? We are all
working to make cinema. Anyone working for some other intention is an outsider.
I don't consider myself an outsider. Whoever comes from an unconventional
background, they should work towards it and not say, 'Oh we have been lucky
enough that we didn't face any discrimination or we are the chosen one, the
industry has accepted us with open arms'."
The National Award winning actress Kangana specified that it
is because of actors like her, the industry has developed a rather democratic
environment today. Newcomers can openly confess that they cannot talk in English
and yet they won't be looked down upon by the industry insiders.
"The fact that today in the industry we have a lot more
democratic environment is also because of people like us who have been working
at it. I see newcomers easily say 'I can't talk in English I will only talk in
Hindi.' It's because we have made it appear cool. We are going to make
outsiders feel and appear cool," reveals Kangana.
Kangana said further, "An actor should not be rejected
because someone doesn’t speak English, or has sweat patches because they have
come in a rickshaw for an audition or someone is sharing an apartment with 10
people in an ‘uncool’ location. They shouldn’t be shamed for that. The doors
shouldn’t be shut on their faces because of that."
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