The
debate
on
nepotism
has
taken
center
stage
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
While
some
think
that
star
kids
have
an
unfair
advantage
to
enter
the
industry,
in
reality,
it
may
not
be
entirely
true.
Arjun
Kapoor,
although
a
star
kid,
reveals
that
he
faced
three
to
four
rejections
from
ace
filmmaker
Aditya
Chopra,
before
cracking
the
audition
for
'Ishaqzaade'.
Arjun
Kapoor
grew
up
in
a
film
family,
with
his
father
Boney
Kapoor
being
a
producer,
and
uncles
Anil
Kapoor
and
Sanjay
Kapoor,
and
cousin
Sonam
Kapoor,
being
actors.
He
told
PTI,
"I
have
grown
up
in
this
films
industry
so
I
have
seen
the
highs
and
lows
through
my
parents,
so
maybe
being
a
star
kid
is
that
they
prepare
for
the
good
and
bad
slightly
fast.
You
get
opportunities
easily
in
the
beginning.
Maybe,
I
would
have
asked
my
father
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
meet
Aditya
Chopra
but
I
chose
the
path
which
I
felt
was
right,
meeting
casting
directors
and
going
for
an
audition."
He
continued,
"Aditya
Chopra
rejected
me
three
to
four
times
and
I
don't
know
whether
it
had
anything
to
do
with
my
surname.
When
he
saw
my
photos,
he
said,
'I
can
take
you
as
a
character
actor'.
Then
I
auditioned
again
for
Ishaqzaade
and
I
got
the
film.
I
don't
think
my
surname
had
anything
to
do
when
he
was
rejecting
me
either." Arjun
made
his
debut
with
Ishaqzaade
starring
opposite
Parineeti
Chopra.
Arjun
admits
that
industry
kids
have
an
advantage
over
outsiders
in
the
form
of
education
on
how
to
go
about
things.
People
who
come
from
the
outside
have
to
tough
it
out,
which
is
why
he
respects
people
like
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Vicky
Kaushal.
Arjun's
latest
release
was
the
period
drama
'Panipat',
which
also
starred
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Kriti
Sanon.
Directed
by
Ashutosh
Gowarikar,
it
was
based
on
the
Third
Battle
of
Panipat.