Late
actor
Amrish
Puri's
grandson
Vardhan
Puri
made
his
Bollywood
debut
with
2019
film
Yeh
Saali
Aashiqui
which
was
also
co-written
by
the
debutant.
In
a
recent
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
the
actor
shared
his
two
cents
on
the
nepotism
debate
which
continues
to
hit
the
headlines
whenever
a
star
kid
makes
his/her
debut
in
the
film
industry.
Vardhan
told
Spotboye
that
he
was
never
called
a
nepotism
kid
because
his
grandfather
was
never
there
to
influence
any
film's
casting
or
make
any
calls
or
go
to
offices
to
get
him
film
offers.
Vardhan
told
the
entertainment
portal,
"Nobody
has
pointed
at
me
to
say
that
I
am
a
'nepo
kid'.
My
grandfather
passed
away
while
I
was
very
young
and
still
in
theatre.
He
was
never
there
to
influence
any
film's
casting
or
make
any
calls
or
go
to
offices
to
have
me
cast
in
a
film," adding
that
had
his
grandfather
been
alive
today,
he
still
wouldn't
have
encouraged
this
as
he
didn't
believe
in
it.
"My
grandfather
felt
that
one
needs
to
achieve
what
they
desire
on
their
own
because
if
you
get
it
on
a
platter,
you'll
survive
for
only
one
film.
You'll
fall
flat
after
that
because
your
legs
aren't
strong
enough
to
hold
you.
Your
legs
will
get
strong
only
after
you
climb
up
the
hill
of
struggle.
You
have
to
have
struggled
to
get
somewhere
that
you
value,"
Spotboye
quoted
Vardhan
as
saying.
Vardhan
said
that
he
bagged
his
debut
film
because
of
his
hard
work
and
not
because
he
is
Amrish
Puri's
grandson.
He
mentioned,
"I
think
I
am
the
guy
who
has
given
more
auditions
and
screen
tests
than
anyone
else,
be
it
insider
or
outsider.
I
gave
numerous
interviews
after
which
I
got
the
job
of
an
assistant
director,
then
I
became
an
assistant
writer.
I
did
theatre
for
so
many
years
where
I
performed
so
many
plays
and
only
after
that,
when
I
got
the
chance
at
films,
it
was
because
of
my
hard
work
not
because
I
was
Amrish
Puri's
grandson.
So,
his
name
was
always
a
privilege
for
me."
He
said
that
the
tag
of
being
Amrish
Puri's
grandson
is
his
greatest
privilege
as
it
enabled
him
to
get
the
best
education
about
life,
cinema,
acting
and
theatre.
The
actor
further
joked
that
his
parents
could
be
called
a
product
of
nepotism
as
they
became
film
producers
because
of
their
actor-son.
Spotboye
quoted
Vardhan
as
saying,
"Had
he
been
my
father,
maybe
I
would
have
been
accused
of
nepotism
but
my
father
was
never
a
part
of
films.
My
parents
became
film
producers
because
I
became
an
actor.
So,
people
can
tell
them
that
they
are
a
product
of
nepotism
as
they
became
producers
because
their
son
is
an
actor,
and
they
will
be
proud
to
say
yes." The
actor's
debut
film
Yeh
Saali
Aaashiqui
was
bankrolled
by
Amrish
Puri
Films
along
with
Jayantilal
Gada.