Manoj Bajpayee shared this picture. (courtesy: bajpayee.manoj)

Mumbai (Maharashtra):

The debate surrounding nepotism has been occurring in Bollywood for a really very long time. Several filmmakers, particularly Karan Johar, have confronted accusations of favouring star youngsters over time.

While many favor to maintain the conversations across the N-word hush-hush, there are others who do not hesitate to speak about it publicly. National award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee is one such actor who by no means shies away from expressing his views on any matter.

In an interview with ANI, the Satya star weighed in on the nepotism debate. According to him, it is a “pointless debate”. “Nepotism ye bhaut bekaar ki behes ha (Nepotism is a pointless debate in the Indian film industry)…. Most of the time, it has to do with the connections and relationships that one creates.

If you feel at ease around someone, you want to work with them more. Agar woh meri jagah kisi tayaji ke ladke ko lene jaa rahe hai film me toh le..uska paisa hai jo karna chahta hai kare (If someone wants to cast his relative in the film instead of me, then let it be. After all, it’s their decision, they can do what they want),” Bajpayee stated.

“The main problem lies in film exhibition. Exhibitors often discriminate. Jab usko 100 screens de rahe toh kam se kam mujhe 25 toh do..usi ko dedoge toh mera kya? Jo jitna powerful hota hai woh apna power ka wheel utna ghumata rehta hai (When you are giving him 100 screens, give at least 25 to me. Will you give all to him? The more one is powerful, the more one wants to assert,” he added.

The actor additionally stated that it isn’t proper to demand equity solely simply from one trade. “I have seen many people who write something else on Twitter and do exactly the opposite at their workplace… so contradiction happens…If you are asking for fairness then ask for fairness in every phase of life,” he concluded.

Hailing from Bihar, Bajpayee is an instance of how an outsider could make it large within the movie trade. His present stardom is a results of many years of exhausting work, underlined by hits, crushing failures and most significantly his never-say-die angle.

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