The nepotism debate in Bollywood has once again surfaced after the sudden departure of B-Town actor Sushant Singh Rajput who was found hanging in his apartment in Bandra. It was said that he was suffering from depression and was undergoing treatment for it. Soon some reports were published which claimed that Sushant lost some movies to the star kids and he was also banned by few big filmmakers of the industry.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut alleged that Sushant’s life was taken in a planned manner and she also accused Karan Johar and some other filmmakers of pushing Sushant into depression. She further went on to state that nepotism is also one of the reasons for Sushant being depressed. Soon people started trolling and slamming the star kids and the level of hatred can be understood by the number of dislikes received by Alia Bhatt starrer “Sadak 2”.
Recently, one Twitter user @AkshittSinghal pulled Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan in this outsider vs nepotism debate and compared Junior B’s followers on Twitter with the followers of actress Prachi Desai.
The man wanted to convey that people don’t respect the talent because of which Prachi is followed by only 1.3M people while the count of Abhishek’s followers is 15.3M. The Twitter user also asked people to support the talented outsiders and not those who are in the industry because of nepotism.
The tweet read,
“OUTSIDER VS NEPOTISM
@ItsPrachiDesai – 1.3M followers
@juniorbachchan – 15.3M followers
And you guys are expecting good from #Bollywood. I mean How?
It’s high time that we should start appreciating and supporting #talent
Not #face / #Nepotism”
OUTSIDER VS NEPOTISM@ItsPrachiDesai 1.3M followers@juniorbachchan 15.3M followers
And you guys are expecting good from #Bollywood. I mean How?
Its high time that we should start appreciating and supporting #talent
not #face / #Nepotism@ArnabGoswamiRTV @KanganaTeam @PMOIndia— Akshit Singhal (@AkshittSinghal) September 23, 2020
Much to his surprise, the “Guru” star has responded to this tweet and assured the user that the count of followers is not the parameter of talent, popularity or acceptance. He also adds that his friend Prachi Desai is very talented and her work speaks loudly for her.
Here is what AB Junior tweeted: “I assure you Mr Singhal the amount of followers you have on social media is by no means a barometer of acceptance or popularity or talent. My friend @ItsPrachiDesai is a very talented actor and doesn’t need social media to endorse that. Her work speaks for itself.”
I assure you Mr Singhal the amount of followers you have on social media is by no means a barometer of acceptance or popularity or talent. My friend @ItsPrachiDesai is a very talented actor and doesn’t need social media to endorse that. Her work speaks for itself.
— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) September 23, 2020
This was not the first time that Abhishek Bachchan was unnecessary trolled but as usual he replied in a cool and calm manner, letting the world know that he is a sorted and matured individual. Twitter also loved his reply and this is how netizens praised the actor:
#1
Also, 15 Mn people have not been forced to follow @juniorbachchan .
People follow as per their wish and will. Nothing to do with nepotism or skills.— Avtar Madan (@growthics) September 23, 2020
#2
Sir.Yaa to ye prachi desai ka fan hai or apko shayad pasand nahi karta isliye aisa bol raha hai. Baki log to napasand @KanganaTeam ko bhi kar rahe hai fir bhi dekho 1 mahine ke 1m followers+Y security.Wah. Mr Singhal shukar mana ki tuj jaise 12 followers wale ko reply de rahe he
— 𝙃𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙠 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙜𝙜 (@ihrithikswagg) September 24, 2020
#3
@juniorbachchan You are the Gem of Kind Hearts.. feel like I am going to make a collection of all of your such soulful replies.. the more I read these, the more my admiration increases 🙂👍🙏 @t4travel
— Amit Lahoti (@amitlahoti1980) September 25, 2020
#4
At times, I wonder the way he manages to keep his cool over the tweets which are very poor in taste and sometimes too difficult to resist to slap the person
He reverts with such a polite reply that the sender, if hv self respect, would regret sending such tweet
— Manoj Lahoti @ T4 (@t4travel) September 25, 2020
#5
Junior b has proved his acting skill in movie like ravaan, guru , Yuva, Dostana, Delhi 6 and Manmarziyaan.
His works spoke when he was good. His daddy was not acting in place of him . So stop this nepotism drama. It's talent which speaks on screen. Stop becoming kangana bakht— MLK (@MLKure) September 25, 2020
#6
Abhishek is one of the rarest gentle gem of the industry
Nepotism is raised by for whom grapes are sour
Acceptance of talents doesn't see whether he is a star kid or influential person
It's been carried to far by people having no talents— Divakar (@Divakar31506837) September 25, 2020
#7
Abhishek Sir, you are the best. We love each and everything about you. Specially your body language. It's full of love and gratitude. And it make you more charming.
And not to mention after watching your show Breathe into the shadows, we have become your huge huge fan.— Kirti Sharma (@24_kirti) September 24, 2020
#8
Well said Abhishek bro. Cheers ..
Haters and sarcastic people will keep commenting. But they do not see the hard work and dedication any actor puts. Whether it's Prachi or Junior B.
Waiting for Breathe next season eagerly!!— Sujit (@Sujit66296731) September 25, 2020
#9
Also..@juniorbachchan has faced his fair share of struggle despite being a brilliant actor(case in point Guru, Manmarziyaan, Paa, Refugee, Breathe, LOC and many many more)..anybody accusing him of being a part of nepotism needs to get their facts checked!!
— Ritleena Ghose (@Ritleena) September 24, 2020
#10
https://twitter.com/ursalsanjay/status/1309357210397478913
You nailed it Abhishek! There couldn’t be a better and more apt response!