KWK 8: Sunny Deol Gets Brutally Trolled For Defending NEPOTISM; Netizens Say ‘Digging Out A Handpump Isn't…’

KWK 8: Koffee With Karan 8, the highly-anticipated talk show, recently featured Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol as its guests in its second episode. While the Deol brothers shared insights into their personal and professional lives, the topic of nepotism took center stage during the conversation.

Sunny Deol, known for his iconic roles in Bollywood, expressed his perspective on the issue of nepotism in the film industry. He said, "I've come to the conclusion that it's just stupid. People simply say it because they can't achieve something or they're angry about something, so they have to throw it on something. At the end of the day, see, you (Karan) became successful because of your talent, not because of any other reason."

Sunny went on to emphasize that his and Bobby's success is primarily attributed to their talent and hard work. He said, "A father always... like I have done with my kids... that's a normal thing. Kaun apne bete ke liye, apne baccho ke baare main nahi sochega? Aap kaam kiske liye kar rahe ho? You're doing it for your family like your father's father was doing it for his family."

Sunny Deol also questioned the validity of the nepotism debate, suggesting that it lacks substance and meaning. Bobby Deol chimed in and highlighted that their parents were outsiders to the film industry and managed to carve their own path to success. He asserted, "We didn't choose to be born to them, we were blessed to be born to them. Then why should we feel the brunt of it that oh you're a star kid so it's easy for you. I mean, look at my career. It's an example for people."

Sunny and Bobby's statement did not go down well with the netizens and they were at the receiving end of trolls. A user wrote, "When sunny said we are here because of our talent....I laughed. I mean doing quirky dance moves, delivering high pitch dialogues and digging out a hand pump isn't acting. You got into the industry because of your dad and survived in it because of your dad only. People were not aware of nepotism back then so you got all the undeserving success, but now you cannot pass on the same to your son."

Another user wrote, "At the end of the day everyone knows nepotism exists and it's not right but you can't prevent the same. It might be different in case of fields like the film and sports industry where rags to riches dreams exist but in most other professions or rather in conventional professions that are achieved through education a conducive environment will always bring in more successes."

"Privilege is not a guarantee of success. It just makes things easier in achieving success. These people don't have any proper answer so they copy paste the same bullshit," read another comment from one more user.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Sunny's last release, Gadar 2 was a massive success, Bobby, on the other hand, will next be seen in Animal, also starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead.

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