Discuss: Is Nepotism A Serious Concern Today?

    • deebashree.mohanty@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Mar 17 2017 12:47PM
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    • Updated Date: Mar 17 2017 12:47PM
Discuss: Is Nepotism A Serious Concern Today?

Actress Kangana Ranaut called an Indie filmmaker “the flag bearer of nepotism in Bollywood” and sparked a nationwide debate – whether the film industry was plagued with people who supported nepotism? Is nepotism prevalent in other sectors as well? 

This controversy is nothing new for an industry that has thrived on ‘godfathers’. In 1997, director Shyam Benegal first accused the industry of “being highly nepotistic”. He said there was only a 1% chance that an outsider made it big in the fraternity. The situation in 2017 is no different. One in seven movies featuring an outsider either doesn’t see the light of day or struggles to find a producer.   

Actors Speak Out

It is natural that you would want to help family and friends get a secure job or a position through your influence. I don’t hate it but I wouldn’t practice it intentionally. I have a very simple rule when it comes to casting for my films — only deserving candidates are going to make that cut. Outsiders too need to be given a launch pad; there is a lot of talent out there that needs to be discovered and exploited. I don’t think I am doing charity here. At the end of the day, we are all concerned with whether the movie did well. If fresh faces make our movies work then there is no reason to complain. 
Aamir Khan

 
I don’t know why this has become such a huge issue. Even if nepotism did exist in the industry, a person’s entire career is not presented to him/her on a platter. He has to put in as much hard work (as any outsider), if not more, to make it big in his field of work. Only the access is provided, rest depends on talent and perseverance. I didn’t have it easy breezy. For my debut, I had to go on a strict diet, work for 23 hours in the day to get my acting skills right, not go on a vacation for years... There was not even a moment when I could sit back and relax because my father was an industry man and I would have a smooth sail. I have seen my friends from the industry struggle too. So, I don’t know why nepotism is considered to be a big plus for starlets. Yes it is there. Like it is there in any sector but it doesn’t take away anything from the person. I believe I am what I am because of me. 
Alia Bhatt



Student's React

It is not that simple to acknowledge nepotism in any industry. What everyone rightfully deserves is an equal opportunity. By providing an easy launch pad to kith and kin, you are robbing others of their basic rights. It is wrong and needs to stop rightaway.
Tusshar Misra, class XII, APMS Public School, Delhi 

Nepotism is a grey area — while it is okay and natural to get your near and dear ones a position in a company, it can also be seen as robbing someone else of an opportunity. There is no solution to this problem unless people consider talent as a must for hiring someone in a particular position.         
Ritvik Sharma, class X, DPS International, Noida 

It is the ugly truth in our film industry; only ‘insiders’ get to bag plum roles when they are least deserving while talented people struggle to star in movies that don’t even make it to the multiplexes. This is a reality in the Indian political scene as well. The only way to stop this is to sensitise people about it.   
Ramila Arora, class VIII, St George School, Chandigarh
 

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mohammed.farooq MADINA (SUPER) PUBLIC SCHOOL

YES,nepotism is a serious concern today. for an instance,if a child''s father is civil engineer,its not necessary that he should also be a civil engineer,his creativity or his ability may be in some another field...we cant say so easily that father is engineer that his child would be same as him......in India,especially nepotism is running at higher levels in film industry.industry..there many hidden talents in our society too....please encourage them...

RIYA MITTAL Convent of Jesus and Mary

It does become difficult for an outsider to showcase her/his talent due to nepotism. It should be discouraged not only in this sector but other sectors as well.

Panchami.M K L E Society School, Nagarbhavi

Yes Nepotism is a big concern in all fields today :If this continues then the quality of the work what we do decreases. Everybody dis respective of their family background must work hard and come up in life not by using unfair means.

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