THE QUEEN HAS FINALLY SPOKEN! Kangana Ranaut REACTS To Saif Ali Khan's Open Letter On Nepotism
Here's how Kangana Ranaut reacted to Saif Ali Khan's open letter on nepotism.
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By Madhuri
The
nepotism
controversy
first
started
off
when
Kangana
Ranaut
called
Karan
Johar
'a
flagbearer
of
nepotism'
on
Koffee
With
Karan.
Just
when
people
thought
that
this
topic
is
over,
things
took
an
ugly
turn
again
with
the
'Nepotism
Rocks'
joke
made
at
the
expense
of
Kangana
by
Karan,
Varun
Dhawan
and
Saif
Ali
Khan
at
the
IIFA
Awards
this
year.
After
facing
severe
backlash
from
people
on
social
media,
KJo
and
Varun
chose
to
apologize
for
the
tasteless
joke.
However,
Saif
took
a
different
route
and
penned
an
open
letter
lashing
out
at
people
over
the
ongoing
debate
of
nepotism.
Now,
Kangana
Ranaut
has
finally
reacted
to
Saif's
open
letter.
Here's
what
she
has
to
say...
While
I
Enjoyed
Some
Of
The
Perspectives
Of
Nepotism,
There
Were
A
Few
Disturbing
Ones
All
the
debate
and
exchange
of
thoughts
on
nepotism
is
exasperating,
but
healthy.
While
I
enjoyed
some
of
the
perspectives
on
this
subject,
I
did
find
a
few
disturbing
ones.
This
morning,
I
woke
up
to
one
such
open
letter
(circulating
online),
written
by
Saif
Ali
Khan.
I
Was
Deeply
Pained
And
Upset
With
Karan
Johar
The
last
time
I
was
deeply
pained
and
upset
about
this
issue
was
when
Mr
Karan
Johar
wrote
a
blog
on
it,
and
even
once
declared
in
an
interview
that
there
are
many
criteria
for
excelling
in
film
business.
Talent
is
not
one
of
them.
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I
Don't
Know
If
He
Was
Being
Misinformed
Or
Simply
Naive
I
don't
know
if
he
was
being
misinformed,
or
simply
naïve,
but
to
discredit
the
likes
of
Mr
Dilip
Kumar,
Mr
K
Asif,
Mr
Bimal
Roy,
Mr
Satyajit
Ray,
Mr
Guru
Dutt,
and
many
more,
whose
talent
and
exceptional
abilities
have
formed
the
spine
of
our
contemporary
film
business,
is
absolutely
bizarre.
People
Should
Not
Miscontrue
My
Perspective
To
Saif's
Open
Letter
&
Pit
Us
Against
Each
Other
Even
in
today's
times,
there
are
plenty
of
examples
where
it
has
repeatedly
been
proven
that
beyond
the
superficiality
of
branded
clothes,
polished
accents,
and
a
sanitised
upbringing,
exists
grit,
genuine
hard-work,
diligence,
eagerness
to
learn,
and
the
gigantic
power
of
the
human
spirit.
Many
examples,
all
over
the
world,
in
every
field,
are
a
testimony
to
that.
My
dear
friend
Saif
has
written
a
letter
on
this
topic
and
I
would
like
to
share
my
perspective.
My
request
is
that
people
must
not
misconstrue
this
and
pit
us
against
each
other.
Nepotism
Is
Not
My
Issue
Alone
This
is
just
a
healthy
exchange
of
ideas,
and
not
a
clash
between
individuals. Saif,
in
your
letter
you
mentioned
that,
"I
apologised
to
Kangana,
and
I
don't
owe
anyone
any
explanation,
and
this
issue
is
over."
But
this
is
not
my
issue
alone. Nepotism
is
a
practice
where
people
tend
to
act
upon
temperamental
human
emotions,
rather
than
intellectual
tendencies.
Businesses
that
are
run
by
human
emotions
and
not
by
great
value-systems,
might
gain
superficial
profits. However,
they
cannot
be
truly
productive
and
tap
into
the
true
potential
of
a
nation
of
more
than
1.3
billion
people.
Nepotism,
on
many
levels,
fails
the
test
of
objectivity
and
rationale.
I
have
acquired
these
values
from
the
ones
who
have
found
great
success
and
discovered
a
higher
truth,
much
before
me.
These
values
are
in
the
public
domain,
and
no
one
has
a
copyright
on
them.
Greats
like
Vivekananda,
Einstein
and
Shakespeare
didn't
belong
to
a
select
few.
They
belonged
to
collective
humanity.
Their
work
has
shaped
our
future,
and
our
work
will
shape
the
future
of
the
coming
generations.
Today,
I
Can
Afford
To
Have
The
Willpower
To
Stand
For
These
Values
But
Tomorrow
I
Might
Fail
Today,
I
can
afford
to
have
the
willpower
to
stand
for
these
values,
but
tomorrow,
I
might
fail,
and
help
my
own
children
realise
their
dreams
of
stardom.
In
that
case,
I
believe
that
I
would
have
failed
as
an
individual.
But
the
values
will
never
fail.
They
will
continue
to
stand
tall
and
strong,
long
after
we
are
gone.
So,
we
owe
an
explanation
to
everyone
who
either
owns,
or
wants
to
own
these
values.
Like
I
said,
we
are
the
ones
who
will
shape
the
future
of
the
coming
generations.
How
Can
Saif
Compare
Genetically
Hybrid
Racehorses
To
Artistes!
In
another
part
of
your
letter,
you
talked
about
the
relationship
between
genetics
and
star
kids,
where
you
emphasized
on
nepotism
being
an
investment
on
tried
and
tested
genes.
I
have
spent
a
significant
part
of
my
life
studying
genetics.
But,
I
fail
to
understand
how
you
can
compare
genetically
hybrid
racehorses
to
artistes!
If
Saif's
Point
Was
True,
I
Would
Be
A
Farmer
Back
Home
Are
you
implying
that
artistic
skills,
hard-work,
experience,
concentration
spans,
enthusiasm,
eagerness,
discipline
and
love,
can
be
inherited
through
family
genes?
If
your
point
was
true,
I
would
be
a
farmer
back
home.
I
wonder
which
gene
from
my
gene-pool
gave
me
the
keenness
to
observe
my
environment,
and
the
dedication
to
interpret
and
pursue
my
interests.
Blaming
Media
To
Be
A
Real
Flag-Bearer
Of
Nepotism
Makes
It
Sound
As
A
Crime,
Which
Is
Far
From
Truth
You
also
spoke
of
eugenics
--
which
means
controlled
breeding
of
the
human
race.
So
far,
I
believe
that
the
human
race
hasn't
found
the
DNA
that
can
pass
on
greatness
and
excellence.
If
it
had,
we
would've
loved
to
repeat
the
greatness
of
Einstein,
Da
Vinci,
Shakespeare,
Vivekananda,
Stephen
Hawking,
Terence
Tao,
Daniel
Day-Lewis,
or
Gerhard
Richter. You
also
said
that
the
media
is
to
be
blamed,
since
it
is
the
real
flag-bearer
of
nepotism.
That
makes
it
sound
like
a
crime,
which
is
far
from
the
truth.
There's
No
Need
To
Get
Defensive
About
One's
Choices
Nepotism
is
merely
a
weakness
of
the
human
nature;
it
takes
great
deal
of
will-power
and
strength
to
rise
above
our
intrinsic
nature
--
sometimes
we
excel,
sometimes
we
don't.
No
one
is
putting
a
gun
to
anyone's
head
to
hire
talent
they
don't
believe
in.
So,
there
is
no
need
to
get
defensive
about
one's
choices.
The
Privileged
Are
Least
To
Be
Blamed
In
This
Debate
In
fact,
the
subtext
of
all
my
talk
on
this
subject
has
been
to
encourage
outsiders
to
take
the
path
less
traveled.
Bullying,
jealousy,
nepotism
and
territorial
human
tendencies
are
all
part
of
the
entertainment
industry,
much
like
any
other.
If
you
don't
find
acceptance
in
the
mainstream,
go
off
beat
--
there
are
so
many
ways
of
doing
the
same
thing.
I
think
the
privileged
are
the
least
to
be
blamed
in
this
debate,
since
they
are
part
of
the
system,
which
is
set
around
chain
reactions.
Change
can
only
be
caused
by
those
who
want
it.
It
is
the
prerogative
of
the
dreamer
who
learns
to
take
his
or
her
due,
and
not
ask
for
it.
You
are
absolutely
right
--
there
is
a
lot
of
excitement
and
admiration
for
the
lives
of
the
rich
and
famous.
But
at
the
same
time,
our
creative
industry
gets
this
love
from
our
countrymen,
because
we
are
like
a
mirror
to
them
--
whether
it's
Langda
Tyagi
from
Omkara,
or
Rani
from
Queen,
we
are
loved
for
the
extraordinary
portrayal
of
the
ordinary.
The
Ones
Who
Think
Nepotism
Works
For
Them
Can
Make
Peace
With
It
So,
should
we
make
peace
with
nepotism?
The
ones
who
think
it
works
for
them
can
make
peace
with
it.
In
my
opinion,
that
is
an
extremely
pessimistic
attitude
for
a
Third
World
country,
where
many
people
don't
have
access
to
food,
shelter,
clothing,
and
education.
The
world
is
not
an
ideal
place,
and
it
might
never
be.
That
is
why
we
have
the
industry
of
arts.
In
a
way,
we
are
the
flag-bearers
of
hope.
What
do
you
guys
think
about
Kangana's
point
of
view
on
this
issue?