It seems almost all relevant and not-so-relevant celebrities of the Hindi film industry are busy fighting with each other, over the subject of nepotism in the biz.
A debate initially started by actress Kangana Ranaut a few years ago, has further intensified since the passing of actor Sushant Singh Rajput – as aggravated fans continue to accuse industry biggies of indirectly contributing to his demise.
The recent actors to engage in such war of words were Suchitra Krishnamurthy and Neha Dhupia, as the former called out the ‘Julie’ actress for her association with filmmaker, Karan Johar.
Taking a dig at Neha’s friendship with Karan, Suchitra termed it ‘chamchagiri’, alleging that the actress has been getting work on new shows due to her connection with Johar.
Here’s what she had to say:
“Peeps, it’s not #nepotisminbollywood one should aggravate against but chamchagiri (bootlicking). I mean how did Neha Dhupia suddenly get all these talk shows except that she is Karan Johar’s new bestie and Femina Miss India 2002!! – she’s no blood relative or star kid. Is she?”
Peeps its not #nepotisminbollywood one shld aggravate against but chamchagiri. I mean how did #nehadhupia suddenly get all these talk shows except that she is #karanjohar s new bestie and #femina Missindia 2002!! – shes no blood relative or star kid is she 😊
— Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (@suchitrak) August 7, 2020
The no-hold-barred remark obviously didn’t go down well with Neha Dhupia, who replied to it, stating that it is the most ‘distasteful and disgraceful’ thing she’s heard on Twitter.
“Dear ma’am, this is possibly the most distasteful and disgraceful tweet I have read (trust me I have read a lot) to reduce a friendship of many years, that you know nothing about speaks volumes of you and the time you have at hand. I am proud to be self-made … a proud daughter, wife and mother… and I have the deepest regards for women who can acknowledge that. #strongwomensupportstrongwomen.”
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The industry clearly seems to be divided into two at this point.
Would be interesting to see how different things seem in showbiz, in the post-Corona world.