Earlier
in
June,
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
brother-in-law
Vishal
Kirti
announced
an
app
called
Nepometer,
to
help
fight
nepotism.
The
app
will
rate
a
film
based
on
the
number
of
independent
artists
being
a
part
of
the
project.
It
will
weigh
a
film
in
five
categories-
producer,
lead
artists,
supporting
artists,
director
and
writer.
While
the
app
is
still
in
progress,
the
idea
was
tested
earlier
this
week
by
the
makers
by
rating
upcoming
film
Sadak
2.
The
app
suggested
Sadak
2
directed
by
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
starring
Aditya
Roy
Kapur,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Pooja
Bhatt
and
Alia
Bhatt
is
98%
nepotistic.
While
many
said
the
app
would
be
helpful
to
see
how
many
films
have
independent
artists,
several
also
claimed
that
only
the
top
5
categories
are
not
part
of
a
film's
crew.
Director
Milap
Zaveri
also
reacted
to
nepometer
on
Twitter
and
said,
"This
is
an
Absolutely
ridiculous
meter
to
even
have
started.
All
the
stars
and
makers
of
this
film
have
given
bonafide
Blockbusters
coz
of
their
talent/love
of
audiences.
Since
decades.
Film
family
or
not,
in
the
end
audiences
embrace
who
THEY
want.
The
nepotism
debate
is
a
joke."
On
Saturday,
Vishal
reacted
to
the
netizens
and
the
industry's
response
towards
the
app.
In
a
tweet,
he
wrote,
"We're
still
grieving.
Our
focus
now
is
to
take
care
of
each
other.
I
shared
my
brother's
idea
of
Nepometer
because
it
enables
people
to
make
informed
choices.
It's
a
small
tribute
to
Sushant.
It's
a
not
for
profit
voluntary
effort.
Please
stay
patient
since
it
isn't
our
1st
priority."
The
nepotism
debate
was
reignited
after
the
death
of
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.
The
actor
died
by
suicide
on
June
14,
at
the
age
of
34.
The
Mumbai
Police
is
investigating
the
professional
rivalry
angle
in
Sushant's
suicide,
since
it
was
revealed
that
the
actor
was
battling
depression
for
the
past
six
months.
Fans
have
often
blamed
Bollywood's
privilege
club
and
called
out
several
star
kids
on
social
media
for
sidelining
Sushant,
which
they
feel
is
the
reason
behind
him
taking
the
drastic
step.