Nepotism: The Real & Harsh Truth Of Indian Cinema

When one thinks about the topic of Nepotism and why its problematic in the film industry, people restrict the debate to #bollywood AKA Hindi Cinema, but one often sidelines the fact that the biggest stars from #telugu #tamil and #malayalam cinema also come from film families! I hope you like the video on the topic of Nepotism across industries!

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[rrkkvvgg]

Nepotism is not about talent. It’s about misuse of influence

[lakshaygarg]

Lack of good writers is a bigger problem than nepotism

[hemanthnayak]

One thing I've noticed frequently is when someone points out the rampant nepotism that exists within southern film industries the fans of these stars always say that those actors have proven themselves by their acting. Whereas the point is they could prove themselves mainly because they kept on getting new movie offers even after giving flops. But for an outsider that's impossible, one flop and you'll be erased out of the industry map.

[KPS_]

4:56 As a telugu person, I completely agree with you. Tollywood is dominated by those 5 families.

[vinaygandhi]

As late Sushant singh Rajput once said that nepotism as long as it is in its own space is fine. When the privileged start forming lobbies to start bending the industry to their will, it gets toxic and hostility against newcomers would be apparent and ultimately, the independent/individual talent will bear the brunt which is the harsh truth today.

[sergemerto]

Just FYI, I wouldn't put Ranveer and Deepika as self made stars. Their families might not be directly in the industry, but had enough resources and connections to get them projects. For me, someone like Rajkumar Rao and Ayushman are much more impressive in terms of starting from nothing.🔥

[seemonjena]

I am glad that outsiders like Siddhant Gupta (Jubilee), Barun Sobti (Asur), Pratik Gandhi (Scam 1992), Karan Thacker (Khakee: the Bihar Chapter) have been offered roles that make a difference. People blaming big producers and studios that they are not giving chance to outsiders must be grateful that we did not had to watch the afore-mentioned talented individuals debut in cringe commercial movies. It's just my view- considering the fact that OTT has opened the floodgates of intelligent, sensible and highly engaging writing, a talented outsider wanting to make a mark would benefit if he chooses a good script over making a flashy but forgettable theatrical debut in a mass movie!

[ipl]

What is called Nepotism in Hindi cinema is actually just laziness of the producers to find better talent.

[plague]

The fact that Shivajirao Gaikwad aka Rajnikanth is actually an outsider in the South Cinema. He earned soo much fame that his fans literally worship him in South India. ❤

[keerthigorthy]

I wish you spoke about how nepotism is only driven for the male heirs in the Telugu industry and almost never the female heirs. And similarly for the other south industries too. I'm sure if there are these many talents encouraged or cultivated among the men, the women too could have a chance, but the culture is obviously patriarchal. Also, you really should make a video about how the south industries have gone from having wonderful talented actresses from their own linguistic culture to barely having any actresses speaking their own language (Esp Telugu)

[thameemsthoughts]

In bollywood at least nepotism is questioned, outside Bollywood in other industries especially in private and public companies nobody questions nepotism.

[renudeepak]

My only complain with most nepokids is please enter industry only if you have trained in acting and are willing to further improve. Choose good scripts coz you have the option to choose which outsiders don't have. See Hritik, Ranbir & Alia for example

[Rose-lbhd]

its also important to note that there are levels of nepotism, people like shahid kapoor and vicky kaushal are from families associated with the film industry but it was not as easy for them as it was for ranbir or alia to debut and sustain in the industry, they are doing it purely by their hard work and talent
similarly ranveer's dad is super rich and has many connections in Bollywood, he even financed band baja baarat so his journey was not as hard as maybe a rajkumar

[ConfusedSoul]

This reminds me of Rohit Shetty saying he gave the role to Sara Ali Khan just because she came to his office asking for it 😢😅

[Infinityxd-sjfv]

Ajay Devgn's case is very unique. It was uncommon for an action director's son to be a hero/star. Not to mention IMO he had the best debut of any actor in Bollywood history. A movie with new actor/new actress directed by unknown director up against Lamhe headlined by YRF with one of the big superstars of that time in Anil Kapoor not to mention Sridevi. Also, the smear campaign launched by YRF to pressure Ajay to postpone the movie. From criticizing his looks to talent and these were not random people who were doing it. Yash Chopra(one of the reasons Ajay hasn't worked with YRF till date), Yash Johar, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, etc. They all apologized after the movie became successful.
Also, I guess the new actors don't accept privilege. If you see Ajay's interview he always says he never had to struggle or do anything like that, if current lot had that amount of self awareness then audience would have been more forgiving.

[anjualexander]

Speaking from Malayalam industry standpoint, there's no such concept as a film family like the Kapoor's or the Bachans. None of the nepo actors believe they will get multiple chances at acting just because they are nepo kids. Fahadh's first film was so bad, his father sent him abroad for his education, he came back after around 10 years later without a degree, and he got side role in the movie " tournament". After that it was all his hardwork. Same with Dulquer, his mother told him "people like your father (mamooty) due to some luck, don't expect the same good fortune to happen to you, get a good job and settle down". He went abroad for his MBA, made some short film with his friends, finally realising that acting was his passion. Vineeth Srinivasan was never considered as an actor until recently, he was known more for his singing, he acted in side roles in movies and even started directing small budget movies. It was due to him the actor Nivin Pauly was discovered. Prithviraj too has a production house where genuine people can come and pitch their ideas. There are many other examples. These actors never take the audience for granted, which is why the audience loves them.

[excitednoodle]

I don't have a problem with nepotism if it provides actual good talents like hrithik, allu arjun, surya, Puneet rajkumar, dulquer.

[sainaresh]

Stars like Adivi Sesh, Naveen Polishetty, Siddhu Jonnalagadda made it to the top because they wrote their own stories. This is one of the ways to make it big... Acquire writing/directing skills...

[rahulmd]

I think one key aspect in Malayalam (and probably Tamil) cinema is the availability of opportunities.. in Malayalam cinema, you can have a Suraj Venjaramoodu, Biju Menon, Manju Warrier etc. playing a major role in films which do very well.. also the appreciation for character actors and comedians is much more, so folks who come up from a stage background like theatre or mimicry get chances more easily. Not to mention cases where producers like a Prithviraj giving meaningful roles to a Roshan Matthew in Kuruthi, which is just one example.

[ranjithkumargokul]

Ranveer Singh also is a product of Nepotism by the way. It’s a clever manner in which he has been portrayed by deliberately not letting his family connections to the movie industry known due to which most of us arent aware of it.