Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt BREAKS SILENCE On NEPOTISM; 'It's Manufactured, But Families Do Keep The Kingdom..’

In a discussion, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt discussed the nepotism controversy and asserted that it is untrue. “It is manufactured beyond the limit, but there is also a truth that there is a tendency to make a successful production with the insider, and so the doors are shut for the outsiders, but it's always the outsiders who come in the rage. That's why we have seen historically that insular people, inward-looking people, close the doors to the outsiders, and sooner or later they suffocate and die. It's exaggerated, but there is no denying that families keep the kingdom,” says Mahesh Bhatt.

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Mahesh Bhatt provided more convincing arguments regarding this nepotism issue. "There are two views to it: one is why not, why can't I hand over the genetic assets of my own, and the other is if this keeps on happening, what happens to the people who come from outside? So the debate keeps on going, but the fact at the end is that the power fortunately lies in the people, and it is they who decide."

The most successful actress in the industry now is Alia Bhatt, the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt. In one of her interviews, Alia Bhatt acknowledged that many star children don't fare as well as outsiders in their careers. The ‘Heart of Stone’ actress once asserted that people are free to stop watching her at any time. Alia received a lot of backlash for making this claim.

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Speaking of Mahesh Bhatt, he is known for giving outsiders a chance and working on films with them. Kangana Ranaut also received work from Mahesh Bhatt at the beginning of the nepotism issue in the entertainment industry on Karan Johar's ‘Koffee With Karan’ sofa.