Ever
since
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
breathed
his
last
(June
14),
netizens
have
again
started
the
nepotism
debate
and
have
been
slamming
many
star
kids
like
Alia
Bhatt,
Varun
Dhawan,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Sonam
Kapoor,
etc.
Amid
the
ongoing
debate,
actor
Abhay
Deol,
who
is
the
nephew
of
veteran
actor,
Dharmendra,
spoke
about
being
privileged
and
the
existence
of
nepotism
in
the
film
industry.
He
shared
a
long
post
on
his
Instagram
page,
wherein
he
mentioned
how
he
carved
his
own
niche
in
the
film
industry
despite
being
related
to
the
Deols.
He
wrote,
"My
uncle
(Dharmendra),
whom
I
affectionately
call
dad,
was
an
outsider
who
made
it
big
in
the
film
industry.
I'm
glad
there
is
an
active
debate
on
the
practices
behind
the
scenes.
Nepotism
is
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
I've
only
ever
made
one
film
with
my
family,
my
1st,
and
I'm
grateful
to
be
blessed
and
have
that
privileged.
I've
gone
that
extra
mile
in
my
career
to
make
my
own
path,
something
that
dad
always
encouraged.
For
me
he
was
the
inspiration."
Abhay
also
penned
his
thoughts
on
nepotism
and
wrote,
"Nepotism
is
prevalent
everywhere
in
our
culture,
be
it
in
politics,
business,
or
film.
I
was
well
aware
of
it
and
it
pushed
me
to
take
chances
with
new
directors
and
producers
throughout
my
career.
That
is
how
I
was
able
to
make
movies
that
were
considered
"out
of
the
box." I'm
glad
some
of
those
artists
and
films
went
on
to
have
tremendous
success."
The
Aisha
actor
also
mentioned
how
nepotism
has
taken
on
another
dimension
in
India
as
caste
plays
a
major
role
in
in
our
country.
He
wrote,
"After
all,
it
is
"jati"
that
dictates
that
a
son
carry
on
the
work
of
his
father,
while
the
daughter
is
expected
to
marry
and
be
a
housewife."
While
concluding,
Abhay
wrote
that
if
people
are
keen
to
see
the
changes
then
they
need
a
cultural
evolution
as
be
it
a
filmmaker,
a
businessman
or
a
politician,
they
all
are
a
reflection
of
their
culture.
In
the
end,
the
Socha
Na
Tha
actor
wrote,
"Talent
everywhere
deserves
a
chance
to
shine
in
his
or
her
medium.
As
we
have
learnt
over
the
past
few
weeks,
there
are
several
ways
in
which
an
artist
is
either
uplifted
to
success,
or
beaten
down
to
failure.
I'm
glad
more
actors
are
coming
out
today
and
speaking
of
their
experiences.
I've
been
vocal
about
mine
for
years
now,
but
as
a
lone
voice
I
could
only
do
so
much.
It's
easy
to
smear
one
artist
for
speaking
out,
and
I
have
been
at
the
receiving
end
from
time
to
time.
But
as
a
group,
a
collective,
that
becomes
difficult.
Maybe
now
is
our
watershed
moment."