Star kids, or who the netizens call ‘Nepo kids,’ are the ones who often publicly face criticism due to the benefits they get from their industry connections, opening doors for easier access to opportunities. Following this, their performances are frequently scrutinised more harshly, with audiences questioning whether they have earned their success.
However, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has a different take on this particular topic. The filmmaker feels that outsiders have it comparatively easier than nepo kids when it comes to navigating industry perception.
In a recent conversation with Zoom, Imtiaz weighed in on the insider-versus-outsider debate and spoke about Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt being labelled as ‘nepo kids’. He said, “I feel that Alia, Ranbir, and many other actors and people of the film industry who have been born in the film industry go through an added toughness because they’ve got examples of success right around them. They have to compete with their own fathers, uncles, and mothers to call themselves, in their own minds, successful. People coming from outside have it easier, like me.”
“Ranbir is an actor today in the film industry; there is no doubt. You can call him a nepo child, but actually, those doubts are dispelled because he’s so fantastic. Alia Bhatt is so fantastic that you will not grudge the fact that she got the role; you would want her to get more roles. It’s like that, but one has to earn that. People who are born into the film industry have to earn it even more,” the filmmaker added.
Imtiaz has delivered some of his most critically acclaimed films with both Alia and Ranbir. Alia’s career took a major turn with Imtiaz’s Highway, while Ranbir and Imtiaz have collaborated on films such as Rockstar and Tamasha. Although both films were not major commercial success at the time of their release, they have gone on to develop a strong cult following over the years.
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