In
no
year
people
have
debated
on
'nepotism'
like
in
2020.
The
debate
on
this
controversial
term
began
in
2017,
when
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
called
out
filmmaker
Karan
Johar
on
national
television
on
his
own
show
Koffee
with
Karan,
and
hailed
him
as
the
'Flag-bearer
of
nepotism'.
Cut
to
2020,
when
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
breathed
his
last
on
June
14,
the
whole
debate
on
nepotism
and
'outsiders
vs
insiders'
resurfaced
on
social
media,
and
this
time,
the
reactions
of
netizens
came
out
even
stronger.
Apart
from
criticising
star
kids,
netizens
also
boycotted
their
films
to
express
their
angst
against
them.
Since
then,
many
actors
and
actresses
have
reflected
their
thoughts
on
nepotism,
and
now,
actor
Vivek
Anand
Oberoi
is
the
latest
one
to
share
his
thoughts
on
the
same.
However,
Vivek,
who
himself
is
a
star
kid,
denied
having
any
kind
of
identification
with
the
term,
and
said
that
he
had
struggled
on
his
own
to
make
his
way
in
the
film
industry.
While
speaking
to
a
leading
daily,
Vivek
Oberoi
said,
"The
nepotism
debate
doesn't
irritate
me
for
the
simple
reason
because
I've
never
looked
at
myself
as
somebody
who
tried
to
kind
of
benefit
from
my
dad."
He
further
added,
"Right
from
the
beginning,
I
didn't
take
that
silver
spoon,
which
was
being
offered
to
me
in
the
form
of
a
grand
launchpad.
I
struggled
on
my
own.
He's
a
great
father,
my
friend,
my
guide
and
critic,
but
I've
always
been
very
independent.
After
the
age
of
15
,
I
never
took
money
from
my
father;
I
started
earning,
doing
radio
being
a
voice
over
artiste
and
people
didn't
know
whose
son
I
was."
Talking
about
his
journey
before
making
his
Bollywood
debut
in
2002
with
Company,
Vivek
said
that
he
had
done
everything
from
sweeping
the
dance
floor
to
bringing
tea
to
everyone
on
the
sets
of
films.
For
the
unversed,
Vivek
worked
as
an
assistant
to
choreographer
Farah
Khan.
"I've
had
that
journey
and
I
have
no
regrets
because
that
gave
me
real
values.
My
dad
brought
me
up
that
way," concluded
the
Grand
Masti
actor.