Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is a fourth-generation actor from the Kapoor family, has weighed in on the nepotism debate that has been reignited with the demise of Sushant Singh Rajput. The people with Bollywood background are receiving the backlashes and are criticized for shunning the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput for being an outsider.
In an interview with Barkha Dutt, Kareena said that instead of actually understanding the situation, people are in attack mode. She added that instead of looking at everyone from a privileged background in a negative light, the larger picture needs to be looked at.”
“21 years oof working would not have happened with just nepotism. It is not possible. I can take a long list out of superstars’ children for whom it’s not been able to happen that way,” she said.
Kareena said that she does not look at her journey as having got opportunities just because of her lineage. “It might sound weird but my struggle is there. There is a struggle but it probably is not as interesting as somebody who comes in a train with just Rs. 10 in his pocket. Yeah, it’s not been that and I can’t be apologetic about it,” she added.
According to Kareena, it is the audience deciding who becomes a star. She cited the example of Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar, who came with no connections to the film industry, but became successful because the audience welcomed them with open arms.
“The audience has made us, nobody else has made us. The same people pointing fingers, they are only making these nepotistic stars. Aap ja rahe ho na film dekhne? Mat jao (You are the one going to watch the films, right? Don’t go). Nobody has forced you. so I don’t understand it. I find this whole discussion is completely weird,” she said.
According to Kareena, the ones coming from Bollywood background work just as hard as outsiders. “The idea is that today so many of our biggest stars whom you (the audience) have chosen, whether it is Akshay Kumar or Shah Rukh Khan or Ayushmann Khurrana or Rajkumar Rao, all are outsiders. They are successful actors because they have worked hard. Whether it is Alia Bhatt or Kareena Kapoor, we have also worked hard. You are enjoying our films and watching them. So, it’s the audience that makes or breaks us,” she said.
Kareena Kapoor Khan will be next seen in Lal Singh Chaddha (2020) opposite Aamir Khan.
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