Yes, I support nepotism. It should be there. Nepotism is everywhere, even in our mythology, in our history, then why not in film industry?
In any other profession it is not frowned upon! If a farmer’s son becomes a farmer and his family or father helps him to grow then it is proud moment, but, only in film industry if Superstar’s son becomes a star, or gets a chance that seems easy (although reality is quite different) in film industry then everybody becomes jealous of his/her seemingly smooth entry as they can’t get the same so-called advantage. So, people try to bully them and not accept him as an actor despite of their talent just on the excuse that he or she is an established star ‘s son/daughter and it is presumed without reasoning that the star kids are not talented, as apparently, they have not seen so called struggle in life to get that entry and they are dismissed without being given the opportunity to prove their worth as useless although in many cases their performance says otherwise.
Those who voice their opinion against Nepotism (not all) are probably jealous of others’ stardom that they don’t have. Nepotism is there and it does not necessarily mean that new comers will not get any chance, there is a system in place within the industry for them too to get opportunities provided they deserve it. If they can prove themselves then one day he or she may become a star, then they eventually get the love of audience. Now if that star eventually supports his/her child and nepotism continues, I see nothing wrong in this.
One who do not get smooth entry in film industry they should stay motivated from them who get the smooth entry, and work hard so that one day their way also will be created and they can give a healthy competition to the Star kids. But for nothing if bullying the star kids continue on the pretext of Nepotism against the star kids, it only shows others the narrow mind set, negative mind set, jealous nature. We Human are born as per their past karma; the star kid’s karma was probably good that’s why they get such lives although they face their own set of challenges
By unnecessary bullying only negative energy gets encouraged, so it is my humble request to one and all that please don’t spoil your own karma, invest your time behind hard work and good work; to establish yourself and one day and after some years your kids will also be called by others as Star kids. It is a very simple philosophy that I adopt to. I believe that this is a cycle. One of the most important factors that supports Nepotism is ‘trust’. As film making is a high risk business there is a financer who is pumping in big amount of money in expectation of good returns on his investment .Someone else is acting in this film and someone else is making this film not only that ,there are many people work in a film unit like director,editor, sound director , D.O.P., Costume designer, Art Director, Sound Recordist, Fx, VFx, CGI, Promotion manager etc. Now if you are a known face in the industry then there is lot of benefits for others as it is a referral based industry due to the obvious high trust factor.
People who are involved in making a film they can trust. For example, as in film making huge money is involved, now nobody would naturally be willing to bet large sums of money on a newcomer, as there is no guarantor for them. As the outcome is unsure in case of a newcomer and he/she may or may not talented or have the right attitude or patience or mindset or professionalism, but if that person comes in film industry(star kid) the least that can be expected that if he/she is given an opportunity they know that one project can be made in 1 year or it may take even 10 years also .
But in most cases newcomers want instant stardom without putting in the years of struggle, the newcomer he comes from a different background the film maker or the financer cannot judge if the fresh face has the perseverance to go through the gruelling process that will extract every ounce of your physical, mental and emotional energy day after day for months and years. If that new comer who started the project but in between he/she refuses or don’t want to continue the project and just want to leave the project, just think what will happen to others? As film making is a team work. A lot of people’s livelihoods is involved in this profession. But for a star kid throwing such tantrums is almost not possible as he or she knows the process and has been a part of it all throughout their lives watching their parents. They learn the norms of the industry from childhood by law of nature. So, they will not leave a project(generally)because they know how much of struggle, efforts are involved in making of a project.
