After
many
stars,
veteran
lyricist
Javed
Akhtar
spoke
about
the
recent
allegations
of
drug
abuse
and
nepotism
on
Bollywood.
The
outrage
first
started
after
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
death
on
June
14,
2020,
and
the
allegation
of
drug
usage
in
the
industry
began
from
Rhea's
statement
to
NCB,
in
which
she
named
few
celebs
and
claimed
that
many
b-town
celebs
consumed
drugs.
During
an
interaction
with
Hindustan
Times,
Javed
Akhtar
said
that
drugs
are
current
malice
of
the
society
and
not
just
of
the
film
industry.
He
went
on
to
add
that
while
he
had
heard
about
the
usage,
he
hasn't
seen
it.
"I
have
heard
young
people
tend
to
use
drugs,
but
that
is
not
just
in
the
film
industry,
it
is
the
current
malice
of
society.
That
should
be
looked
into.
And
I
don't
know
what
is
illegal
and
what
is
legal."
Akhtar
also
talked
about
nepotism
in
Bollywood.
He
stated
that
nepotism
is
not
possible
in
the
industry
as
it
is
the
audience
who
buys
the
ticket
to
watch
the
film,
and
that
cannot
be
rigged.
He
added,
"Inheritance
cannot
be
called
nepotism.
Maybe
somebody
born
in
a
film
family
has
a
foot
in
the
door,
but
that's
about
all."
Meanwhile,
Javed
Akhtar
like
many
others,
has
been
spending
the
pandemic
with
his
family.
He
recently
shared
a
picture
of
Farhan
and
Zoya
celebrating
Rakhi.
He
was
recently
also
awarded
the
prestigious
Richard
Dawkins
Award
for
his
values
of
secularism
and
rationalism.
He
is
the
first
Indian
to
receive
the
award
and
to
be
recognized
by
the
Center
for
Inquiry
(CFI).