Soni Razdan Opens Up Nepotism Debate, Comments On Suhana And Kushi’s Acting

Nepotism has always been a hot topic to be debated in Bollywood. Once again, Soni Razdan, veteran actress and Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s mother, opened up the topic by commenting on an Instagram post shared by Freddy Birdy.

The post read, “The people who moan on and on social media about nepotism are people whose parents had careers they would want to stay a million miles away from,” garnered attention of the users. Razdan expressed her view on nepotism, she wrote, “Does a child have first right of refusal to a parent’s profession? Dentists children never seem to get any flack for becoming dentists … also I totally get the feeling. She then added that she is just an outsider who is trying to break in and  also shared a piece of advice to the netizens by reminding that “world doesn’t owe you living, if you can’t deal with what it entails find another profession”.

Responding to the comment comparing ‘nepo dentists’ to ‘terrible nepo actors’, Soni Azdan highlighted the role of audiences. She asserted that the fate of the actors lies in the hands of the audiences. Getting an initial opportunity is nothing compared to sustaining the success with talent.

Soni Razdan also shared the struggles through which an actress goes through during their career, including constant rejection they face in the field, criticism and demanding nature of the profession.

She also shed light on the challenges faced by the star kids, mainly the high expectation placed on them. When enquired about the talent of the newly arrived star kids like Ananya Panday, Sushana Khan, Khushu Kapoor, and others, she replied, “I think they are all talented people! And so are many others. And thank god for OTT platforms now. So many more roles have opened up for so many more actors. In my youth it was just the films. Not even TV to start with. Can you imagine! Almost impossible to land a role.”