By:
Shreya Mathur, BMM
Student of SJMC Sem.-3rd
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
In today’s world, social acceptance has become so crucial in an individual’s life that even his/her self-assessment does not hold any value. All that matters now is to be socially accepted. Wherever we saw today, in any corner of the world or in any industry, people have created their own typical stereotypes to fit in. A burning topic which is at peak nowadays which have shown clearly how the society or the so called glamour industry is making their own norms to accept a particular individual in their industry is Bollywood Nepotism,
Nepotism can be defined as the act of using power or influence unethically to get the near and dear ones a good work and a good job. Nepotism in Bollywood is not a new phenomenon but something which has become a hot topic recently only when a Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut labeled filmmaker Karan Johar the ‘FLAG BEARER’ of Nepotism in an interview. Kangana even called Karan Johar ‘snooty and intolerant’ towards outsiders who do not have any such Godfather in Film industry. It is a bitter truth of Bollywood that Nepotism has gone so far in this industry that actors who are really talented are sidelined as the first priorities are always given to the favorite ones or the star kids. And the worst part is if that outsider tries to raise his/her voice against such awful action then he/she is either suppressed or threatened in an ill manner. Many outsiders have become the victim of such actions in the industry, but who cares!!! It is also said that there is certain lobby in the B Town which is also known as the Privilege Club consisting members like who have a filmy background and who are reluctant to do anything to hold a Monopoly in Bollywood Industry. They have created certain typical regulations for the outsiders to fit in their so called Privilege Club. In some or the other way they are always being told or realized by them that there is no place for outsiders in this glamour industry. They are worthless, they do not have any status nor do they do not have any such big filmy background and as a outcome of all this behavior outsiders are always sidelined are some are thrown out of the industry like anything.
It is not that the star kids are not talented but the opportunities that they get are far bigger and the budget for their film is huge. Whereas, the outsiders need to work way harder to attain that level of success. It’s not that doing hard work or attaining success after a long time is a wrong thing but being partial with the same level of talent and in the same industry is something that is intolerable. For example, Ananya Pandey in her first Debut Film ‘Student of the Year2’ got so many awards like her first Filmfare in the category of Best Debut Actress, whereas, Sushant Singh Rajput in his first Debut ‘Kai Po Che’ which was an amazing film didn’t even got a single acknowledgment. It’s not that there is nothing wrong with the star kids getting more advantage but the fault comes from the ones who have created a Stereotype in the Film industry.
Basically, this industry is built on Nepotism and one day or the other this industry will collapse into pieces and leftover will only be the Glittered Pieces of Ash. All we can say that, B Town is’ A black hole with only an imaginary ray.