Saif
Ali
Khan,
in
an
open
letter,
wrote
that
he
had
personally
called
and
said
sorry
to
Kangana
Ranaut.
In
the
letter
published
by
DNA,
Saif
Ali
Khan
wrote,
''Over
the
last
few
days,
a
lot
has
been
said
and
written
about
the
skit
on
the
IIFA
stage
by
Karan
Johar,
Varun
Dhawan
and
yours
truly.
Let's
first
see
what
happened
here.
"Nepotism
Rocks" was
a
joke
on
stage.
It's
not
something
that
I
wrote
or
something
I
believe
in.''
''It
was
a
joke
on
ourselves,
between
Varun
(Dhawan),
Karan
(Johar)
and
me.
It
was
not
supposed
to
be
a
big
deal,
but
I
realised
at
some
point,
that
it
might
have
offended
Kangana
(Ranaut).
I
called
her
and
apologised
personally.
That
should
be
the
end
of
it.
Everybody
needs
to
take
a
chill
pill
and
back
off.''
''However,
in
today's
world,
apologies
are
made
through
Twitter
or
though
some
other
social
media
platform.
That,
is
basically
apologising
to
your
fans
and
the
world
in
general,
instead
of
apologising
to
the
person
concerned,
because
you
don't
want
to
lose
support.
These
are
the
times
we
live
in.''
''We
wish
each
other
happy
birthday
or
offer
condolences
on
social
media.
This
is
another
reason
I
don't
want
to
be
on
any
social
media
platform
-
it
feels
fake.
As
far
as
the
issue
of
saying
something
stupid
on
stage
goes,
I'm
sure
it's
not
the
first
or
the
last
time
I'm
going
to
say
something
stupid
in
an
attempt
to
be
funny.
And
I
apologised
to
Kangana,
so
I
don't
owe
anybody
else
an
explanation.
The
issue
is
over.''
Saif
Ali
Khan
Drags
Taimur
Ali
while
talking
about
NEPOTISM;
Here's
How
|
FilmiBeat
Kangana
Ranaut
was
the
butt
of
jokes
at
IIFA
2017.
Here's
what
hosts
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Karan
Johar
&
Varun
Dhawan
had
to
say
What
I
can't
seem
to
understand
are
some
of
the
media
reactions
to
this.
While
most
people
have
been
sensible,
three
reporters
made
a
point
of
saying
that
all
I
did
was
use
big
words
like
eugenics
and
genetics.''
''I
think
it's
extremely
relevant
in
a
conversation
on
nepotism,
which
means
family
favouritism,
to
talk
about
genetics
and
eugenics.
Eugenics
means
well
born
and
in
a
movie
context,
the
genes
(the
DNA
we're
born
with,
not
the
blue
trousers
we
wear)
of,
let's
say
Dharmendra's
son
or
Amitabh
Bachchan's
son
or
for
that
matter,
Sharmila
Tagore's
son
come
into
play.''
''Because
people
are
interested
in
what
their
children
will
be
like
and
whether
they
will
have
the
genes
of
their
parents,
in
terms
of
their
talent.
If
you
need
another
example,
then
take
race
horses.
We
take
a
derby
winner,
mate
him
with
the
right
mate
and
see
if
we
can
create
another
grand
national
winner.''
''So,
in
that
sense,
this
is
the
relationship
between
genetics
and
star
kids.
Hope
that's
clear?
As
for
the
girl
from
Elle:
I'm
sorry
you
found
words
like
eugenics
in
a
conversation
about
nepotism
misplaced.
Perhaps
if
you
got
your
head
out
of
the
hemline
of
the
actress
of
the
month
and
read
a
book,
your
vocabulary
might
improve.''
''The
real
flagbearer
of
nepotism,
I'd
say
is
the
media.
Look
at
how
they
treat
Taimur,
Shahid's
daughter
Misha
or
even
Shah
Rukh's
son
AbRam.
They
photograph
them
and
hype
them
up
to
be
the
next
big
thing
and
the
child
has
no
choice.
From
a
young
age
they
have
to
deal
with
being
celebrities,
which
they
don't
really
deserve,
before
they
can
even
speak
or
talk,
leave
alone
understand
what
is
happening.''
''So,
what
is
nepotism?
I
think
nepotism
means
when
you
give
somebody
from
your
family
a
job
that
somebody
else
is
better
suited
for.
But,
is
that
what
happens
in
movies?
Is
that
what
people
mean
when
they
say
that
there
is
lot
of
nepotism
in
film
industry?''
''I
think
perhaps
what
Kangana
means
(and
again
I'm
only
assuming
here)
by
nepotism
is
that
people
from
Dharma
or
Yashraj
are
against
people
like
her,
who
have
come
up
the
hard
way
without
their
support
and
that
they
only
support
their
own
people.
Whether
that
is
true
or
not
I
have
no
idea
and
it's
none
of
my
business.''
''Nepotism
is
probably
least
prevalent
in
the
movie
industry
and
rampant
in
politics
and
business.
Nepotism
in
dynastic
politics
is
a
well-known
and
unspoken
truth.
It's
the
same
in
business.
But
nobody
talks
about
that.
Nepotism
is
Donald
Trump
putting
his
daughter
in
the
White
House
rather
than
someone
who
is
better
qualified.''
''Actors
are
the
soft
targets.
So
if
you
say
star
kids
have
an
advantage,
of
course,
they
do.
It's
an
advantage
created
by
the
press
because
people
are
interested
in
them.
There
is
a
curiosity
to
see
Taimur,
Sara
or
Ibrahim.
It's
supply
and
demand.
People
want
it,
media
serves
it.
So
we're
all
part
of
the
same
vicious
circle
in
that
sense.''
''What's
at
play
here
are
three
systems.
Aristocracy,
the
rule
of
the
best,
which
is
what
this
industry
is.
Ruled
by
the
best.
Also,
meritocracy.
It
is
ruled
by
the
people
with
the
most
talent
and
it's
also
ultimately
tempered
by
democracy,
which
is
people
power.''
''Nepotism
cannot
work
in
the
film
industry
because
it
is
a
democracy.
The
film
industry
is
the
most
fair
line
of
work.
So
yes,
maybe
I
got
a
chance
because
of
my
mother,
but
that
is
more
genetics
than
nepotism.
It's
a
genetic
investment
that
the
producer
was
making.''
''Compared
to
an
outsider,
maybe
I
had
a
better
chance
of
meeting
people,
but
Akshay
is
also
an
outsider.
When
people
saw
him,
they
gave
him
a
chance
rather
than
give
me
one
because
they
are
businessmen
who
can
spot
talent.
And
when
a
hero
walks
in,
they
know.
They
want
to
imagine
me
as
a
privileged
prince
and
so,
it's
nice
to
pull
me
down
once
in
a
while,
I
imagine.''
''For
every
star
kid,
there
are
many
guys
and
girls
from
total
non-filmi
backgrounds.
Take
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Sridevi,
Madhuri
Dixit-Nene,
Jackie
Shroff...
it's
an
endless
list.
Everyone
knows
this
is
the
only
industry
where
a
spotboy
can
become
a
superstar.
And
to
the
idiot
who
gave
the
example
of
Arjun
Kapoor
for
nepotism,
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
every
film
he
has
done,
has
worked.''
''He
should
be
an
inspiration
as
an
unlikely
hero,
not
pulled
down
for
nepotism.
And
that
is
the
reason
he
is
here.
Not
because
of
his
father
or
uncle.
It's
the
audience
that
makes
a
film
a
hit,
not
the
family
members,
otherwise
all
kinds
of
people
would
be
ruling
the
roost.''
''Lastly,
Johnny
Depp
once
told
Kate
Moss
-
and
I
have
forgotten
his
advice
and
I'm
never
going
to
forget
it
again
-
Never
complain
and
never
explain.
That's
good
advice,
I
think.''