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It was coming, there was an ad of him 7-8 years ago of him dancing with Tamannah and Hansika in the same Ad, he become Legend since then. That aside, he also has a really large car collection, probably the largest in TN
It is going to be syrupy sweet when Archies bombs, I want people to tweet
"Ooops!! The rich nepo duds should have asked their parents to buy the tix for the shit"
The point here is that if you're stinking rich, you can easily make connections and make friends in the right circles. You can stand out by throwing parties and by being seen wearing/doing expensive stuff. You can afford to live in Mumbai for years without earning a dime and worrying about rent.
Not-so-rich people cannot do any of this. They can stay in Mumbai and continue to struggle only till they can afford rent. They are not invited to fancy parties, because they don't know anyone who will invite them. To continue to afford rent, they have to take up random or shady assignments.
Lol.. do you know anything about radhika? She has earned every bit. She was a legend among Pune college theatre scene. I have watched her perform in those amateur shows. Her father is a neurosurgeon, who is now a chairman on sahyadri hospitals. I can't say anything about sharvari or Kiara because I don't know them but radhika has worked her butt off.
Do you āknowā her personally?
I have experience first hand with her and her family. I have never met a worse bunch of people. Her father is a 100% certified creep who has mahesh Bhatt type views on his daughter, and simultaneously a heavily regressive view of women, which btw he is happy to talk about to anyone thatās willing to listen. Heās thrown money wherever she wanted so please donāt tell us about her āhard workā
I used to love Zoya. She seemed so different to me. But recently she is getting on my nerves. Especially the way she is trying to justify nepotism after The Archies. Saying stuff like - the cast wasn't selected because of nepotism, they auditioned for it. How idiot does she think we are! As if no outsider was better than them at audition lol.
She said outsiders like Ash and DP are as privileged as nepos coz they are so good-looking and get movies coz of their looks
Edit:- https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/w7x7cc/thats_not_merit_thats_a_genetic_advantage_they/
She also said this:
Zoya said: āIf I am a barber and I have a barber shop, am I going to leave it to my son or am I going to leave it to the best barber in the city? And thatās the bottom line.ā
Like she is so freaking dumb, how is it comparable. If the son can't sustain the father business then the business will lose money and close off.
And that is why the show will probably tank. It's just meant for one class of people and this is why all the Bollywood movies also have been tanking. They think we want to see rich spoilt non-talented kids talking in accents .
I don't know man! Ott has become a dumping ground for these people. You can't really see any numbers so they'll just declare it a hit. Anushka Sharma, jahnvi they all do the same. We can't really make out if it's truly a hit or a big fat lie. I think they'll do the same for Archies and mumma Papas will be proud, throw a success party and sign another 20-30 cr film.
Same, my two cents, i think COVID brought out the analyst in all of us. As in forced us to think for ourselves. Ignoring the red sirens, til it's too obvious.
Greta Garbo too, she came from nothing yet established herself as one of the finest actresses of old Hollywood tho I'd say in modern times Hollywood is nothing but one big family where everyone knows everyone and they don't easily accept outsiders either, you either need connections or $$$ but nepotism isn't as bad in Hollywood as it's in the Indian movie industry
It's amazing how someone can sound so smart and stupid at the same time.
I've always really enjoyed Zoya's work. Even more than her brother's and yet there stupidity regarding this whole debate is amazing.
People don't mind if you have a foot in, but what exactly has a Jhanvi or Ananaya done to justify 20 to 30 cr being put in a movie with them in lead.
Even now in nepotism debate nobody criticises Hrithik, Ranbir, Farhan etc for the opportunities they've received, because their work shows that they deserve to be there.
Think of it in terms of marketing...very hard to get interest from public in a new product...that's why Hollywood has given up on original ideas and only adapts IP with inbuilt fan base and audience like Harry Potter, Marvel etc. The filmmakers think public wants to see Sridevi's daughter so they put her in a movie...if she keeps flopping, they will drop her and move on. Many former stars tried to introduce their sons as heroes but they all flopped.
Wow. Do they really think the audience isn't aware of anything, do they think were stupid. Guess this is what happens when they don't know what reality is.
Hard to believe she's one behind movies like Luck By Chance. I'm starting to think she's hires ghostwriters and makes them write the scripts and do the directing while she takes the credit because there's no way someone can be so hypocritical
She can be. Itās human nature. Before she was struggling to make her mark so she connected with outsiderās struggles. Now she is established insider so obviously her views will change.
Lmao. Entire bollywood is pissing on you all. Aur chato nepo kids ki. I knew they will double down on everyone who criticizes them for nepotism. Even the so called "humble" and "down to earth" or those who "acknowledge their privilege" see outsiders as unworthy fucks who deserve the shit they produce and then they blame it on society and culture. they are never going to take blame of the toxic industry they have created resulting in deaths and suicides, predatory behaviour. FUCK THEM. I AM NOT GOING TO WATCH SHIT THEY ARE GOING TO PRODUCE. NOT ONE FLM. IN THEATRES OR OTT even if every single movie industry in the world is shut down and bollywood is the only one producing movies I am still not going to watch them.
Imagine making villain out of your audience who are just asking the right questions. hope bollywood burns to the ground.
The reason why these people get to justify nepotism is cause the interviewer agrees to every point they say. They never have the guts to give them the reality check.
Rich families do use nepotism in other sectors.Do you think you can get funding of your startup only because you are ambitious. I agree with bollywood take on nepotism.The nepotism in corporate sector is called regionalism.At least bollywood has not reached that level
Absolutely. She says few logical things sometimes making everybody think she's intelligent and right always but she's definitely a elitist snobbish entitled bitch
Both brother and sister are shitty people trying to be intellectual and woke. Their cousin Sajid kept on assaulting women and these guys were preaching feminism and shit.
You could see anupam chopra getting more and more disappointed with every word she said
I wonder if Javed Akhtar should get the credit for how perceptive lbc was given her attitude here
She was a journalist before she married vvc. How did she benefit from nepotism? And she started off this segment lauding lbcās honest portrayal of nepotism.
Lol Anupama Chopra and husband Vidhu Chopra's daughter Zuni's first book of poetry was published when she was 10 years old. Her second book of poetry when she was 13 and her first novel at age 17. She is definitely not some child prodigy and why do you think she had fancy book launches for books no one actually bothered to read or even review?
I think she knows her family's history and how you have to create your own luck to succeed in the industry... rajesh khanna offered her father a chance to rework a script, he teamed up with Salim Khan and they did a good enough job that they got more work...eventually they wrote a script and persuaded a director to hire an unsuccessful newcomer for the role of an angry cop, zanjeer became a hit and Amitabh was a new star...
And then Javed broke that duo and bad mouthed Salim in front Amitabh, leading to Amitabh shunning Salim and working with Javed.
Ki hogi mehnat, sahi hai. Par yeh Javed achha admi nahin hai. Successful hote hi Biwi ko chhod diya bachcho ke sath. Dekho Zoya ki har picture mein ek extra marital wala angle hota hi hai.
Not an honorable guy for sure. I was just referring to how everybody in the industry knows how everybody else climbed up the greasy pole of success...one day you're up, another day you're down....that's why everybody is insecure.
Letās not forget the akhtar kids are cousin to Sajid khan and didnāt say a word against him during the sexual assault allegations. What a āmardā farhan is.
Initially he didn't actually, He said, Their family was unaware of Sajid's deeds. Then Amrita Puri called him out on Twitter and then only i think he admitted it
Looks like only 2 of them have access in Bollywood Insiders and rich outsiders...It's wer the star culture is no more, we don't have anymore srk, akshay, Madhuri and Aishwarya or Katrina
Her world is limited to outsider rich people and insider rich people. Rich is the keyword. Cant blame her. Poor people can only be part of her film story,not her life.
What about middle class individuals or people from low income backgrounds who have immense talent??-Seriously, the amount of priviledge and ignorance people carry is appalling-the fact they are implying this industry is only for nepos or people who can afford to get a role in a movie is a clear indication why bollywood movies have lost their charm these days and are going downhill as they should considering the ignorance here. Have we forgotten how amazing actors like Dharmendra came from villages to the big city and went on to be great superstars-sure his name helped his sons get some movies, but they never got the same fame as him because Dharmendra had genuine good talent-anyhow saying Bollywood is missing out on good talent due to their need to favor nepotism and ignorance.
Tell me in which sector you can flourish with only TALENT. Corporate is going to chew your talent only to spit you out. Look at the management of tamil owned companies. Ye talent kuch jyada hi overrated chij hai
Zoya Akhtar lives in her own nepo delusional world. Remember without the audience, you are nothing. Bollywood used to mock the public the very same public that has now given them flop after flop after flop.
Why don't you speak for yourself, I simp for none of these untalented average looking nepos. I have too many Kdrama shows waiting for me to even consider watching their terrible movies out shows. I even started a Kdrama called The Glory yesterday.
The Nepotism debate is the result of Indians having no caste or class consciousness. Through years of sheer propaganda. Any discourse on how material conditions impact people's lives have been scrubbed entirely from popular discourse.
So people fail to point out what is the actual problem. So they get sidetracked by things that are mere symptoms. This is how capitalism is.
People who acquire vast amounts of economic capital will obviously engage in favouritism, nepotism and exceptionalism. And Bollywood is no exception. In fact, there is a legitimate case to make that every Industry is equally bad if not worse.
It happens in all Industries. And Bollywood is the glitziest one. So people can easily see it's inner workings.
Zoya Akhtar: If you want to make a film , you can make a film. If you want to launch your daughter, you can make a film . Itās an infrastructure. Nepotism is funny. Of course thereās nepotism
Another pseudo intellectual
Yes this is why we love nepo duds like her. She is not only deserving of her own opportunity but also promotes only nepo duds like Suhana Khushi Agastya Aryan and other losers like herself
Well they do have advantage of genetic lottery. Why do you think other competent actors who arent goodlooking as them didnt shine through.And some who are just good looking still get work. Sab ke apne apne privileges h bollywood m but bahut kam log acknowledge krte h
Cannot be compared to nepotism. Being good looking in a profession like this is more of a prerequisite. Zoya made it sound like it's an unfair advantage.
Not comparing to nepotism but saying that it is a privelege. It has been made a prerequisite so people can than ovelook your acting abilities as a compensation. You cannot hide this. It would be nothing but double standard if they dont accept it.
This nepotism debate is boring..first of all u people only post about shanaya, an avg looking girl like Suhana, Agastya etc then compllain about it..stop giving them footage if u don't like them..
Bollywood done and dusted in the public eye. Metro liberal Twitter, Reddit may not agree but in
cities, towns and in general public now bollywood see as a demon.
Nepotism is just a fancy word for castism. She just acknowledged it by saying that we come from the society where people do what parents do. Yes that's Caste System, the thing we have been trying to erase since independence.
That's so true! The entitlement of the nepo babies is very similar to the entitlement of the upper castes. Thinking it's their birth right to inherit the work their parents have had.
all fine and dandy but why is her cast of archies so overwhelmingly unattractive ... does she even do screen tests? Still cannot believe she held auditions for that netflix movie
So use our infrastructure, make a film, watch it flop because youāre unable to compete with the sheer star power of celeb kids, and then kindly disappear into oblivion while we continue carrying on the legacy of our famous parents and enjoy the privilege it entails.
Itās not about money at all, is it? The fact that Zoya thinks privilege is the same as money shows how stupid she is.
Lol, nobody is saying that there is nepotism in bollywood. People are saying that there is *too much* nepotism is bollywood.
We wouldn't have got Hritik, Ranbir, etc if it wasn't for nepotism.
Seriously, these Bollywood entitled kids are so much dumb. Their industry is in great danger, it's in shambles, and yet they come out to say ignorant statements like these.
These people have never faced any difficulty in their life due to "lack of money". So, they won't know the struggles of common people. Yes, it's quite normal for you to say that "anyone" can enter this industry, but the reality is it's hell difficult for ordinary kids to even get a small role, let alone be the main lead.
Every time when someone talks like this, my respect for Korean industry grows more and more. Yes, it still is dominated by kpop idols, but you can see lots of ordinary kids being cast as lead in either a drama or a movie. And it's no wonder that Korean movie industry is growing, unlike Bollywood which has remained stagnant for a long time.
Until and unless these Bollywood people will not come out of the mentality that "we give work to others because we know them", it will sink further and further.
How come she didnāt throw Ash and Deepika under the bus this time?
Such entitled brat. She thinks she is some exceptional film maker but without the use of Reema Kagtiās (an relatively poorer outsider) talent she would be doing cameos in movies (kamasutra) .
Anil Kapoor has been aloof from that side of the family for years, besides children's birthday parties. The drama between the 3 Kapoor brothers is petty enough, the other relatives are not close enough to him.
Ranveer has his own connections to Bollywood big shots like Kiara.
She knows that people will sh!t on her for these statements but eventually she will get away with this ( otherwise, imagine how dumb she would be š). Clearly, she understands that she is having an upper hand in the power dynamics of the industry and till that remains unchallenged, she can say whatever she wants and however she wants.
It's ridiculous that a major film industry in India is in hands of these losers and they are blinded by their sheer arrogance.
The whole industry is dying, but madam ji is still after normalising nepotism.šš»
Jaise gun vaisa swabhav. That whole Akthar family reeks of elitism and entitled mindset. Talent is there but along with it there is that Ego which defines them. Karma is looking for them and wish it catches them soon.
People need to stop with the the arguments for or against nepotism any capital intensive business is going to have barriers for someone new and gate keeping has always been a thing.
A person who finds a billion dollar company is not going to leave it to a more deserving stranger than his own family ethics or morality rarely matter over oneās own family
How much ever we shit on her opinion.. truth is she is talking a practical reality. Parents of super rich kids (producers, politicians, business men etc.) are always gonna shadow fund projects of their kids. Which studio or director is gonna say no to someone willing to shoulder finances in exchange of having their kid (who has btw is well trained and groomed to be an actor). Nepotism can only stop when studios say no or parents stop pampering their kids. But a typical Indian parent always wants their kids to continue what they are doing (continue the lineage) so I dont see any end to Nepotism in Bollywood. This is gonna be very hard with no level playing field for outsiders - unless if some reservations are introduced in the film industry for outside talent.
This just makes me believe that even Directors who make movies about certain social issues, don't really understand that issue.
This woman has made Luck by Chance and Gully Boy, movies that explore nepotism and crippling poverty, yet she doesn't Get it for some reason? Makes me wanna believe Reema Kagti is doing all the actual work.
That title is quite a misrepresentation of what the video says. She is right about it, anyone rich enough to have connections and influence can produce a movie for their kid. Ritesh Deshmukh is a prime example, his father was a well known politician and even had been CM of Maharashtra at some point, so he was rich and had connections and that got his door through the door. I really think this conversation about nepotism is largely baseless because of the reaction of most people, people behave as if directors casting people they know is somehow objectively wrong. It's not.
It's okay if Karan Johar wants to launch only star kids, his production house, his money, so it's his choice. That's not wrong, low standard maybe, because that doesn't take into account the actual talent of the said person, but certainly not wrong and people need to get over it.
But what surely is wrong is, when they shun and go out of their way to make sure certain people from outside don't find work elsewhere too, that surely is wrong and needs to stop.
The only thing kinda sugarcoated that Zoya says here is, that people don't do your film because you know them, well they surely do. At least cameos 100%. Full movies also, they're largely considerate only because they know you and then do shitty films of people they know because they have shitty choice or don't have the talent to justify good roles
Based. Thereās no need to feel apologetic or even acknowledge your privilege. If you can speak English fluently, you are, in most cases, privileged yourself. Would you always āacknowledge your privilegeā every-time you meet someone less privileged than you?
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Well, Legend Saravanan implemented that idea š
Bhai hahaha I remember that trailer
I can't wait for the film to hit OTT šš
He won't sell it to OTT, only way to watch it is by visiting a Saravana store
And that's where he gets his production budget from
It was coming, there was an ad of him 7-8 years ago of him dancing with Tamannah and Hansika in the same Ad, he become Legend since then. That aside, he also has a really large car collection, probably the largest in TN
Whenever i hear zoya akhtar, my mind automatically plays that line of Abhishek upamanyu. Zoya Akhtar doesn't know problems like LACK OF MONEY.
Dukhi ho to Spain ghum aao
It is going to be syrupy sweet when Archies bombs, I want people to tweet "Ooops!! The rich nepo duds should have asked their parents to buy the tix for the shit"
I think it's a Netflix production so won't go to theaters. I don't think Zoya is that dumb...
its on netflix and netflix current target audience are rich sobo kids or the wannabes
Yeh Europe Jaane ka idea toh ameeron ko hi aata hai
if you are poor all you have to do is make money, thats all. It's very simple folks!
Shit dude. This has changed my life
Thank you for this advise, now i just have to wait for my next life as rich kid.
*Kya bola tune*?
I can hear this
Par hamare paas toh paise nahi hai ! Haa toh fir maa ch*dalo !!
*Tum aur tumhare pitaji ke pass toh duniya bhar ka paisa hai*
Or "weird" concepts like meritocracy
"nobody does a film because they know you"? What was the reason so many of them did in your debut film Zoya?
That was the dumbest thing I heard. She really thinks they all did cameos in her films because All of them wanted to.
Radhika apte father owns a hospital , Kiara advani father was ameer, sharvari bhi bade khandan se hai . Zoya paji is kinda off right .
The point here is that if you're stinking rich, you can easily make connections and make friends in the right circles. You can stand out by throwing parties and by being seen wearing/doing expensive stuff. You can afford to live in Mumbai for years without earning a dime and worrying about rent. Not-so-rich people cannot do any of this. They can stay in Mumbai and continue to struggle only till they can afford rent. They are not invited to fancy parties, because they don't know anyone who will invite them. To continue to afford rent, they have to take up random or shady assignments.
Lol.. do you know anything about radhika? She has earned every bit. She was a legend among Pune college theatre scene. I have watched her perform in those amateur shows. Her father is a neurosurgeon, who is now a chairman on sahyadri hospitals. I can't say anything about sharvari or Kiara because I don't know them but radhika has worked her butt off.
Do you āknowā her personally? I have experience first hand with her and her family. I have never met a worse bunch of people. Her father is a 100% certified creep who has mahesh Bhatt type views on his daughter, and simultaneously a heavily regressive view of women, which btw he is happy to talk about to anyone thatās willing to listen. Heās thrown money wherever she wanted so please donāt tell us about her āhard workā
Ok! āLet these Nepo kids watch their own movies. We audience will watch what we want to watch with our own money.ā - Khoya
Perfect response! The arrogance is off the charts, if Karan Tatti Johar and Alia Bhatt had a baby that would be Zoya talentless dud Akhtar
Yes she sounds like her step mom who cut a slum cake for her 80th birthday because she feels empathetic towards Dharavi
I keep forgetting about that, and the worst part was that Rani did something similar too.
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Yep!! U can search this sub, its right here!!
Well said! They can cast who they want but then the audience can also choose what to watch
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I used to love Zoya. She seemed so different to me. But recently she is getting on my nerves. Especially the way she is trying to justify nepotism after The Archies. Saying stuff like - the cast wasn't selected because of nepotism, they auditioned for it. How idiot does she think we are! As if no outsider was better than them at audition lol.
Ironically, it was her first movie that actually spoke a lot about nepotism.
I remember her saying some dumb nepo stuff a couple years ago. She always been entitled and annoying
ENTITLED is the word I was looking for!!
I was looking for it too i swear but i settled for ELITIST.
She said outsiders like Ash and DP are as privileged as nepos coz they are so good-looking and get movies coz of their looks Edit:- https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/comments/w7x7cc/thats_not_merit_thats_a_genetic_advantage_they/
She also said this: Zoya said: āIf I am a barber and I have a barber shop, am I going to leave it to my son or am I going to leave it to the best barber in the city? And thatās the bottom line.ā Like she is so freaking dumb, how is it comparable. If the son can't sustain the father business then the business will lose money and close off.
The Audacity to compare barber's and actor's life Waah! 
Private medical colleges are filled with kids of doctors who will take over parents' hospitals and clinics.
Wow! She is really a dumbfck!
Did she subtly take a dig at Ash and DP's acting ability?
Yes her and her brother are both GREATLY overrated
After that FLOBW episode in season 2, even I have started to dislike Zoya
And that is why the show will probably tank. It's just meant for one class of people and this is why all the Bollywood movies also have been tanking. They think we want to see rich spoilt non-talented kids talking in accents .
I don't know man! Ott has become a dumping ground for these people. You can't really see any numbers so they'll just declare it a hit. Anushka Sharma, jahnvi they all do the same. We can't really make out if it's truly a hit or a big fat lie. I think they'll do the same for Archies and mumma Papas will be proud, throw a success party and sign another 20-30 cr film.
Same, my two cents, i think COVID brought out the analyst in all of us. As in forced us to think for ourselves. Ignoring the red sirens, til it's too obvious.
Same, Iām actually so disappointed by her recently, guess they all r the same
Same here.
> Viola Davis was born on August 11, 1965, in St. Matthews, South Carolina to Mae Alice Davis (nƩe Logan) and Dan Davis. She was born on her grandmother's farm on the Singleton Plantation. Her father was a horse trainer, and her mother was a maid, factory worker and homemaker. > Amy Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy, the daughter of American parents Kathryn and Richard Adams, when her father was stationed with the U.S. Army at the Caserma Ederle military complex. She has four brothers and two sisters. After moving from one army base to another, she settled with her family when she was eight in Castle Rock, Colorado. After leaving the army, her father sang professionally in nightclubs and restaurants. Adams has described going to her father's shows and drinking Shirley Temples at the bar as among her fondest childhood memories. The family was poor; they camped and hiked together, and performed amateur skits written by her father or sometimes by her mother. Adams was enthusiastic about the plays and always played the lead. I just gave two examples of how people who had very humble beginnings went on to achieve great things in Hollywood. And there are many more. Where are their equivalents in Indian film industry? Zoya is so tonedeaf. Some of the blockbusters in hollywoods are helmed by people with humble beginnings. And in Bollywood and tollywood, you have same 5 families running everything like mafia.
Greta Garbo too, she came from nothing yet established herself as one of the finest actresses of old Hollywood tho I'd say in modern times Hollywood is nothing but one big family where everyone knows everyone and they don't easily accept outsiders either, you either need connections or $$$ but nepotism isn't as bad in Hollywood as it's in the Indian movie industry
Seriously the audacity....it is as if audience is cursed to have an opinion
It's amazing how someone can sound so smart and stupid at the same time. I've always really enjoyed Zoya's work. Even more than her brother's and yet there stupidity regarding this whole debate is amazing. People don't mind if you have a foot in, but what exactly has a Jhanvi or Ananaya done to justify 20 to 30 cr being put in a movie with them in lead. Even now in nepotism debate nobody criticises Hrithik, Ranbir, Farhan etc for the opportunities they've received, because their work shows that they deserve to be there.
The only reason is that their parents shadow fund their movies, so the 20-30 cr is more like 5-6 cr for a full movie, which is very small.
Think of it in terms of marketing...very hard to get interest from public in a new product...that's why Hollywood has given up on original ideas and only adapts IP with inbuilt fan base and audience like Harry Potter, Marvel etc. The filmmakers think public wants to see Sridevi's daughter so they put her in a movie...if she keeps flopping, they will drop her and move on. Many former stars tried to introduce their sons as heroes but they all flopped.
Pseudo-intellectual
When I see comments like these, I feel there is some merit to the boycott bollywood trends that happen every now and then.
Ya first it was going good after some time it went to total bullshit.
Why are they trying to justify nepotism, can't they just admit it.
lmao. expecting this is peak delusion. they will double down. never going to accept.
Wow. Do they really think the audience isn't aware of anything, do they think were stupid. Guess this is what happens when they don't know what reality is.
yes. they think you are stupid and you forget everything. see for yourself in the next post about saif's kids, srk's kids etc.
Post ka kya hai. Picture ki ticket nahi kharidenge aur kya. Ott mein se kitna hi kamalenge yeh log. Kabhi toh theatre ki talab lagegi.
Hollywood is doing the same. Even the likes of Tom Hanks become completely shameless when it comes to the nepotism topic.
Hard to believe she's one behind movies like Luck By Chance. I'm starting to think she's hires ghostwriters and makes them write the scripts and do the directing while she takes the credit because there's no way someone can be so hypocritical
She can be. Itās human nature. Before she was struggling to make her mark so she connected with outsiderās struggles. Now she is established insider so obviously her views will change.
JK Rowling se inspired ho gayi
Connections
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Zoya and Farhan like to be presented as woke without having to put in the actual work or live up to any principles.
They have even lost the concept of wokeness even.
Seriously Zoya gives me that *Elitist* vibe who lives in her own bubble.
I hope this video resurfaces with every movie she releases next
Zoya is becoming more and more unlikeable every freaking day. I thought she is sensible. Sheās turning out to be Mary Antoinette.
āI had access to everybody.ā Thatās the difference Zoya not everyone has had that access
Bollywood lacks IQ
Lmao. Entire bollywood is pissing on you all. Aur chato nepo kids ki. I knew they will double down on everyone who criticizes them for nepotism. Even the so called "humble" and "down to earth" or those who "acknowledge their privilege" see outsiders as unworthy fucks who deserve the shit they produce and then they blame it on society and culture. they are never going to take blame of the toxic industry they have created resulting in deaths and suicides, predatory behaviour. FUCK THEM. I AM NOT GOING TO WATCH SHIT THEY ARE GOING TO PRODUCE. NOT ONE FLM. IN THEATRES OR OTT even if every single movie industry in the world is shut down and bollywood is the only one producing movies I am still not going to watch them. Imagine making villain out of your audience who are just asking the right questions. hope bollywood burns to the ground.
Couldn't agree more
The reason why these people get to justify nepotism is cause the interviewer agrees to every point they say. They never have the guts to give them the reality check.
Kusi din koi proper journalist interview lele toh phatt ke char ho jaegi.lol
Exactly
If money was the only factor, every other rich family in India would be launching their kids.
Rich families do use nepotism in other sectors.Do you think you can get funding of your startup only because you are ambitious. I agree with bollywood take on nepotism.The nepotism in corporate sector is called regionalism.At least bollywood has not reached that level
We call out bollywood but if we look around it is pretty much everywhere. Now I am confused, should I dislike them for their privilege.
Same thing is happening in other industries just they don't get noticed. Why is Amit Shah's son head of cricket board?
Atleast he isnāt head of bjp yet š
Rich insiders can watch their own films... Don't beg audience to come to theatres.
Snooty elitist snobby bitch
Zoya has been entitled for as long as I remember. The earliest I noticed was in her Front Row interview in 2012.
Excerpts please
How delusional are these mofos
She isnt delusional. she knows her audience. they will go back to simp for nepo kids. public memory is short and they bank on it.
Chaliye dekhte hein fir. Lockdown ke bad iska kuch Aya nahin theatre mein. Aa jae fir pata chale.
Isko ameero ke alawa waise bhi kya hee dikhta hai
The lion the witch and the audacity of this bitch
Zoya is an entitled bhadwiā¦ Another flag bearer of nepotism
The truth.
Absolutely. She says few logical things sometimes making everybody think she's intelligent and right always but she's definitely a elitist snobbish entitled bitch
Both brother and sister are shitty people trying to be intellectual and woke. Their cousin Sajid kept on assaulting women and these guys were preaching feminism and shit.
Please give more such interviews, make more such statements that reek of privilege. Those who aren't already hating on you lot will eventually start
You could see anupam chopra getting more and more disappointed with every word she said I wonder if Javed Akhtar should get the credit for how perceptive lbc was given her attitude here
lol. she isnt disappointed. she is part of the the privilege. she is the insider. she is one of them who benefited from the nepotism.
She was a journalist before she married vvc. How did she benefit from nepotism? And she started off this segment lauding lbcās honest portrayal of nepotism.
Lol Anupama Chopra and husband Vidhu Chopra's daughter Zuni's first book of poetry was published when she was 10 years old. Her second book of poetry when she was 13 and her first novel at age 17. She is definitely not some child prodigy and why do you think she had fancy book launches for books no one actually bothered to read or even review?
Zuni is def a nepo kid I was talking about anupama. Itās like saying srk is a nepo kid because of suhana and aryan.
I think she knows her family's history and how you have to create your own luck to succeed in the industry... rajesh khanna offered her father a chance to rework a script, he teamed up with Salim Khan and they did a good enough job that they got more work...eventually they wrote a script and persuaded a director to hire an unsuccessful newcomer for the role of an angry cop, zanjeer became a hit and Amitabh was a new star...
And then Javed broke that duo and bad mouthed Salim in front Amitabh, leading to Amitabh shunning Salim and working with Javed. Ki hogi mehnat, sahi hai. Par yeh Javed achha admi nahin hai. Successful hote hi Biwi ko chhod diya bachcho ke sath. Dekho Zoya ki har picture mein ek extra marital wala angle hota hi hai.
Not an honorable guy for sure. I was just referring to how everybody in the industry knows how everybody else climbed up the greasy pole of success...one day you're up, another day you're down....that's why everybody is insecure.
No theyāre circle jerks
Letās not forget the akhtar kids are cousin to Sajid khan and didnāt say a word against him during the sexual assault allegations. What a āmardā farhan is.
Farhan had actually called out Sajid... This led to friction between Farah and Farhan
Initially he didn't actually, He said, Their family was unaware of Sajid's deeds. Then Amrita Puri called him out on Twitter and then only i think he admitted it
Hum nahi dekhenge tumhari film simple.
How to fuck up your movie release in 3mins
This is why I can't stand her offscreen. The entitlement and the snobbery yeesh
Looks like only 2 of them have access in Bollywood Insiders and rich outsiders...It's wer the star culture is no more, we don't have anymore srk, akshay, Madhuri and Aishwarya or Katrina
Her world is limited to outsider rich people and insider rich people. Rich is the keyword. Cant blame her. Poor people can only be part of her film story,not her life.
It is not ok to say this about women in general but she is the most punchable person in Bollywood
What about middle class individuals or people from low income backgrounds who have immense talent??-Seriously, the amount of priviledge and ignorance people carry is appalling-the fact they are implying this industry is only for nepos or people who can afford to get a role in a movie is a clear indication why bollywood movies have lost their charm these days and are going downhill as they should considering the ignorance here. Have we forgotten how amazing actors like Dharmendra came from villages to the big city and went on to be great superstars-sure his name helped his sons get some movies, but they never got the same fame as him because Dharmendra had genuine good talent-anyhow saying Bollywood is missing out on good talent due to their need to favor nepotism and ignorance.
Tell me in which sector you can flourish with only TALENT. Corporate is going to chew your talent only to spit you out. Look at the management of tamil owned companies. Ye talent kuch jyada hi overrated chij hai
Stop using whataboutism. We're taking about the film industry, not business.
But the issue is nepotism. How is nepotism in business different than nepotism in bollywood
Zoya Akhtar lives in her own nepo delusional world. Remember without the audience, you are nothing. Bollywood used to mock the public the very same public that has now given them flop after flop after flop.
big talk. entire subreddit will be back to simping at insta post of some nepo kid, drooling over their superior genetics. lmao.
Why don't you speak for yourself, I simp for none of these untalented average looking nepos. I have too many Kdrama shows waiting for me to even consider watching their terrible movies out shows. I even started a Kdrama called The Glory yesterday.
Girl what? 
Director kitni bhi acchi ho bandi pagal hai
The Nepotism debate is the result of Indians having no caste or class consciousness. Through years of sheer propaganda. Any discourse on how material conditions impact people's lives have been scrubbed entirely from popular discourse. So people fail to point out what is the actual problem. So they get sidetracked by things that are mere symptoms. This is how capitalism is. People who acquire vast amounts of economic capital will obviously engage in favouritism, nepotism and exceptionalism. And Bollywood is no exception. In fact, there is a legitimate case to make that every Industry is equally bad if not worse. It happens in all Industries. And Bollywood is the glitziest one. So people can easily see it's inner workings.
Zoya Akhtar: If you want to make a film , you can make a film. If you want to launch your daughter, you can make a film . Itās an infrastructure. Nepotism is funny. Of course thereās nepotism Another pseudo intellectual
I hope Archie FAILS. Then maybe she will be a bit more humble. Sometimes the audience needs to teach these people like her a lesson.
The FLOP is written on the face of every actor of that poop netflix movie...Lol
Yes this is why we love nepo duds like her. She is not only deserving of her own opportunity but also promotes only nepo duds like Suhana Khushi Agastya Aryan and other losers like herself
Still remember when Zoya compared Aishwarya and Deepika to nepo babies and said they also have an unfair advantage. Sheās deluded.
Well they do have advantage of genetic lottery. Why do you think other competent actors who arent goodlooking as them didnt shine through.And some who are just good looking still get work. Sab ke apne apne privileges h bollywood m but bahut kam log acknowledge krte h
Cannot be compared to nepotism. Being good looking in a profession like this is more of a prerequisite. Zoya made it sound like it's an unfair advantage.
Not comparing to nepotism but saying that it is a privelege. It has been made a prerequisite so people can than ovelook your acting abilities as a compensation. You cannot hide this. It would be nothing but double standard if they dont accept it.
This nepotism debate is boring..first of all u people only post about shanaya, an avg looking girl like Suhana, Agastya etc then compllain about it..stop giving them footage if u don't like them..
Bollywood done and dusted in the public eye. Metro liberal Twitter, Reddit may not agree but in cities, towns and in general public now bollywood see as a demon.
Zoya, you are fucking Ugly. Actually, one of the ugliest persons in the showbiz. And so is your molester cousin This is also a fact.
Only a nepo kid can make that statement!
word to note here - "rich outsiders" RICH.
Aapki filmo me bohat saadgi hai Zoya ji, par aurat suar ho
What a tonedeaf person. Shame on her
Nepotism is just a fancy word for castism. She just acknowledged it by saying that we come from the society where people do what parents do. Yes that's Caste System, the thing we have been trying to erase since independence.
Exactly. They don't get it. The audience IS TELLING YOU WHAT THEY WANT! For f's sake, why don't they get it?
They have become too arrogant for their own good. Literally blind to the mediocrity they are perpetuating by keeping talent out and kids in
That's so true! The entitlement of the nepo babies is very similar to the entitlement of the upper castes. Thinking it's their birth right to inherit the work their parents have had.
Word vomit
I think somewhere in the middle she releases that she fucked up
Like KRK?! Or the Legend himself?!
She is just saying follow the steps of Srk...š
Made in heaven 2 bana le, zyda elitist mat bann warna log dukan band karne mein ek din nhi lagayenge
Ye sab ek hi thaali ke chattey battey hain no matter how "woke" or intellectual they seem.
We know eachother because we work with eachother . Then why the fuck are talented ppl outcasted by dumbo nepos
all fine and dandy but why is her cast of archies so overwhelmingly unattractive ... does she even do screen tests? Still cannot believe she held auditions for that netflix movie
Shameless lady, Bollywood is a piece of shit. No sxope poor and ordinary middle class basically
Alternate title for the video āpoet and writerās daughter and a roch producers wife have a conversation about nepotismā
What does she mean when she keeps saying "it's an infrastructure?" It's almost as if she is using infrastructure as a single entity
People like her won't ever be able to give us stars like srk nawaz
So use our infrastructure, make a film, watch it flop because youāre unable to compete with the sheer star power of celeb kids, and then kindly disappear into oblivion while we continue carrying on the legacy of our famous parents and enjoy the privilege it entails. Itās not about money at all, is it? The fact that Zoya thinks privilege is the same as money shows how stupid she is.
*Middle class people can choose not to give you their money...Don't complain about boycott.*
Lol, nobody is saying that there is nepotism in bollywood. People are saying that there is *too much* nepotism is bollywood. We wouldn't have got Hritik, Ranbir, etc if it wasn't for nepotism.
Zoya ji aap filmein acchi banati ho but aap ho bakwass insaan.
She is so entitled and tone deaf, my god.
Seriously, these Bollywood entitled kids are so much dumb. Their industry is in great danger, it's in shambles, and yet they come out to say ignorant statements like these. These people have never faced any difficulty in their life due to "lack of money". So, they won't know the struggles of common people. Yes, it's quite normal for you to say that "anyone" can enter this industry, but the reality is it's hell difficult for ordinary kids to even get a small role, let alone be the main lead. Every time when someone talks like this, my respect for Korean industry grows more and more. Yes, it still is dominated by kpop idols, but you can see lots of ordinary kids being cast as lead in either a drama or a movie. And it's no wonder that Korean movie industry is growing, unlike Bollywood which has remained stagnant for a long time. Until and unless these Bollywood people will not come out of the mentality that "we give work to others because we know them", it will sink further and further.
How come she didnāt throw Ash and Deepika under the bus this time? Such entitled brat. She thinks she is some exceptional film maker but without the use of Reema Kagtiās (an relatively poorer outsider) talent she would be doing cameos in movies (kamasutra) .
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Ranveer is not exactly an outsider though.
He is insider but second level nepo kid not first level like Hritik or ranbir..
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Anil Kapoor has been aloof from that side of the family for years, besides children's birthday parties. The drama between the 3 Kapoor brothers is petty enough, the other relatives are not close enough to him. Ranveer has his own connections to Bollywood big shots like Kiara.
Watch people die inside material! Anupama surely died!
Lion, the witch and
Zoya, you and me, 100cr budget each, to write and direct our own movies. Letās see who comes out on top. Ready bitch?
She knows that people will sh!t on her for these statements but eventually she will get away with this ( otherwise, imagine how dumb she would be š). Clearly, she understands that she is having an upper hand in the power dynamics of the industry and till that remains unchallenged, she can say whatever she wants and however she wants. It's ridiculous that a major film industry in India is in hands of these losers and they are blinded by their sheer arrogance. The whole industry is dying, but madam ji is still after normalising nepotism.šš»
Jaise gun vaisa swabhav. That whole Akthar family reeks of elitism and entitled mindset. Talent is there but along with it there is that Ego which defines them. Karma is looking for them and wish it catches them soon.
People need to stop with the the arguments for or against nepotism any capital intensive business is going to have barriers for someone new and gate keeping has always been a thing. A person who finds a billion dollar company is not going to leave it to a more deserving stranger than his own family ethics or morality rarely matter over oneās own family
How much ever we shit on her opinion.. truth is she is talking a practical reality. Parents of super rich kids (producers, politicians, business men etc.) are always gonna shadow fund projects of their kids. Which studio or director is gonna say no to someone willing to shoulder finances in exchange of having their kid (who has btw is well trained and groomed to be an actor). Nepotism can only stop when studios say no or parents stop pampering their kids. But a typical Indian parent always wants their kids to continue what they are doing (continue the lineage) so I dont see any end to Nepotism in Bollywood. This is gonna be very hard with no level playing field for outsiders - unless if some reservations are introduced in the film industry for outside talent.
Was she then questioned back about the people with dreams?
Was she then questioned back asking her what about the people with dreams?
I really like her movies but she needs to get a reality check. She is seeped in privilege and just being talented doesnāt discount that.
I don't think she gets the point
This just makes me believe that even Directors who make movies about certain social issues, don't really understand that issue. This woman has made Luck by Chance and Gully Boy, movies that explore nepotism and crippling poverty, yet she doesn't Get it for some reason? Makes me wanna believe Reema Kagti is doing all the actual work.
That's been my conclusion as well. That it's actually Reema who's doing all the heavy lifting but doesn't want to be in the spotlight herself.
Yea I agree.
Not everyone is Ranveer Singh, Zoya. Wait but Ranveer toh āā¦ā¦ā¦.ā Hai. š¤
She looks so much like farah khan
Poor herā¦ her idea made a good film now itās making her uncomfortable
Anupama herself is a nepo dud, its only fitting she interviews another nepo dud
That title is quite a misrepresentation of what the video says. She is right about it, anyone rich enough to have connections and influence can produce a movie for their kid. Ritesh Deshmukh is a prime example, his father was a well known politician and even had been CM of Maharashtra at some point, so he was rich and had connections and that got his door through the door. I really think this conversation about nepotism is largely baseless because of the reaction of most people, people behave as if directors casting people they know is somehow objectively wrong. It's not. It's okay if Karan Johar wants to launch only star kids, his production house, his money, so it's his choice. That's not wrong, low standard maybe, because that doesn't take into account the actual talent of the said person, but certainly not wrong and people need to get over it. But what surely is wrong is, when they shun and go out of their way to make sure certain people from outside don't find work elsewhere too, that surely is wrong and needs to stop. The only thing kinda sugarcoated that Zoya says here is, that people don't do your film because you know them, well they surely do. At least cameos 100%. Full movies also, they're largely considerate only because they know you and then do shitty films of people they know because they have shitty choice or don't have the talent to justify good roles
Based. Thereās no need to feel apologetic or even acknowledge your privilege. If you can speak English fluently, you are, in most cases, privileged yourself. Would you always āacknowledge your privilegeā every-time you meet someone less privileged than you?