Mumbai July 18 (IANS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor son of veteran actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor says that nepotism does exist in the entertainment industry and he is a "disarming product" of it.
Ranbir talked about the infamous nepotism debate on comedy group All India Bakchod s (AIB) "AIB Podcast" on Monday.
"Our guest today comes from the family of Prithvi Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor Rishi Kapoor Randhir Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor " said Tanmay Bhat co-founder of AIB while introducing Ranbir.
He then asked: "My question to you Ranbir is do you believe nepotism exists in Bollywood?"
Ranbir replied: "I am a ‘disarming product of it " while pointing to the slogan on his shirt which read "disarming".
"Of course it exists. I m sitting here next to you guys (because of nepotism). I have a simple take on nepotism: I believe that my great-grandfather worked hard to give his children a platform and so on and so forth " Ranbir said.
"I became an actor because of my family and because I got the opportunity and the thing is you don t really get credit for your success because everyone just looks down upon your success " he added.
The issue of nepotism in Bollywood came into limelight when actress Kangana Ranaut addressed the topic on filmmaker Karan Johar s show "Koffee With Karan" earlier this year.
At the 18th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in New York Karan along with actors Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan took a jibe at the issue by saying that "nepotism rocks".
--IANS
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