Rajdeep In Conversation With Javed Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar & Farhan Akhtar | India Today, India Tomorrow

In the first episode of 'India Today, India Tomorrow 2020', watch Rajdeep Sardesai in a candid conversation with Javed Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar. They spoke at large about nepotism, the outsider vs insider debate, celebrity culture in Bollywood, and more.
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[@kaushikdas708]

Am I the only one who feels Mr. Rajdeep always does things that gets him scolded by the public, either intentionally or unintentionally.. ??

[@Speakingthought]

Your comment actually cracked me up ;)

[@shobhateji]

No there are a lot many. This rascal is mischievous.

[@RP.41]

He is hated equally by BJP supporters and Congress supporters. 😹😹😹

[@dreamerachiever2718]

He is an idiot..if that is what u want to know

[@Aditya19012]

He does it intentionally

[@yagesh287]

Calling three people from same family and talking with them on Favouritism? Seriously ? And that too with a sold out journalist.

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

i think u r just jealous

[@radhikak9385]

Its Nepotism...haha

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

nepotism is everywhere,at least here sucess talks n bullshit walks.

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

@IamDon9999 who cares what her probs are,dont forget shes slept her way up.but i believe if its in yr destiny ,it happens ,timing is the key,one does not need to comprimise.

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

@S D why cannot not be he has a diff view point !why deman ppl.arnav is good but he gets too excited n jumps to verdicts,thats his way .u must accept all viw points thats a vibrant democracy.

[@dreamerachiever2718]

Rajdeep Sardesai is officially the most annoying reporter ever !

[@jayprakashgadilkar5002]

I think u havent seen Arnab Goswami

[@irfan7395]

Shameless people

[@akshaysharma8940]

I was looking for this comment😂

[@satyamdwivedi3197]

It's like Rajdeep interviewing Lalu Yadav, sons and daughters.

[@preetijhagill]

Ha ha

[@angmmm6667]

🤣🤣

[@HarshRaj-cb3dx]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cutespitz]

Hehe

[@freetime4701]

Next time do call "kapoor khandan" To talk about Nepotism and Ambanis to talk about "poverty"

[@Finnola]

Harvey Weinstein from jail to talk about workplace harassment.

[@anamikatiwari6997]

kapoors are too dumb for a debate... only intelligent man was chintu ji..

[@adityapriyadarshi1227]

Ambanis work for nepotism as well

[@niti2954]

lol

[@shouvikbose2809]

Awesome 👍

[@ashishroy1144]

Asking them to comment on nepotism is like asking a fairness cream company to comment on racism.. It's a big joke.. If Farhan with that voice becomes a singer, do we need any more proof..

[@mangalsingh3168]

He is not a singer he is an actor , director who sings n if you have doubt about his direction and acting than god bless you.

[@salmannasir9971]

What?? Are you serious?? 🤔 he is an actor and director

[@sonalimajumdar4533]

Farhan is a method actor. No doubt. He is not a singer 😒. His directing and acting is good

[@srinda23]

Sonali Majumdar maybe direction, acting meh

[@nchl5340]

I have no idea why he prefers acting and singing (when he is mediocre at both) when he is such a brilliant director. DCH was revolutionary. And Lakshya is simply fab and shown Army men as humans with strengths and flaws rather than Border-type caricatures.

[@arunavachowdhury6849]

Shameless rajdeep accumulated all nonsense in his show.

[@rituraj8471]

Just see the dislikes

[@arunavachowdhury6849]

@@rituraj8471 so????

[@rituraj8471]

@@arunavachowdhury6849 yes I want 100%dislikes

[@arunavachowdhury6849]

@@rituraj8471 100% dislike will help ur digestive system??? Then keep disliking. Thank you.

[@arunavachowdhury6849]

@IamDon9999 It may be the coz behind. One thing is established that nepotism is in boly wood.What do you think????

[@yosha185]

Check the dislikes India Today & think twice next time doing such a shoddy again.

[@rashione982]

😂

[@rashione982]

*Javed is a nutcase of highest order*

[@sandeshmishra7415]

Unfortunate to see media bowing down to nepotism .......one sided narrative showcase Rajdeep's hypocritical attitude hidden in his journalism .

[@vionadsouza4970]

Interview about self-praise.

[@balwantnaikwade7828]

Shame on this akhtar family.Rhea just after being interrogated by the mumbai police went to the akhtar's house don't know for what ,this definitely indicates that they somehow are helping culprits in SSR's case

[@randomm46]

And the car in which she came to ed office was registered in the name of Zoya Akhtar

[@oopstraveldiary]

This 3 joker paid rajdip to do this interview and praise themselves

[@28cosmos]

Also because the Print exposed them yesterday.

[@razuhaque2169]

Are...you... jelous...for...them

[@sandeepmismoni]

Jokers??? Hahaaaa....at least they entertained and made me laugh unlike your comment

[@oopstraveldiary]

Awards are all fixed.. Btw i know my achievement , I am not here to answer you. Javed akhtar is a clown

[@oopstraveldiary]

@Suvro Chakraborty for you kind of people this criminal are outside. You support them. From your support they made there own dynasty.

[@gabbar1426]

9:00 what a lie, she started her career in 1998 when she was 26 years old as a Assistant Director "Bombay boys" just after her study completion, and after doing three movies she become Executive producer, and after 2 movies she become ScreenPlay Writer, Story Writer, and director too at the same time. She is lying without hesitation. I had stopped watching just after this because I know everything is gonna lie.

[@ritychoubey8865]

They aren't stopping. Thanks, you did good.

[@patelpunitoo7]

She is 47... Right... Wts wrong or lie

[@haroonmushtaq1287]

She also worked in "KaMaSuTRa"...

[@gourabpanda27]

Ok..I agree barber will give his shop to his son and if son is not able to cut hairs property, people will reject him. With this logic Boney Kapoor is the barber shop owner and Arjun the son who has been rejected by audience, but still he keeps getting movies. ALL I SEE IN THIS VIDEO IS ARROGANCE. IRONY IS THEY ARE DEFENDING NEPOTISM AFTER BEING THEMSELVES A PRODUCT.

[@moonmoonsingh2710]

Absolutely!

[@ashishroy1144]

Very well said

[@niteshkumarmanjhi5474]

Exactly

[@dariusneidhart1068]

Matlab ab alia bhatt, ranbir Kapoor, safe hain ? Matlab ab un par to koi attack nahi karega na?

[@nchl5340]

We can reject a bad barber. But Bollywood forces these bad movies and actors on us. They are all over the news - spotted here/there with mummy/daddy, airport look, gym look, bathroom look. For example, I like Ashutosh Gowarikar's work. But I wouldn't watch Paanipat because I didnt want to watch Arjun Kapoor. And I heard he was quite bad in it. So, are these audience's choices?

[@shivaprasadom1017]

The amount of dislikes says a lot about this interview

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

why do u have a narsicist view,why can not the ppl who r being accused of nepotism have a platform to present their views .what kind of society r we headed for.

[@shivaprasadom1017]

@@dollypanchamiya9984 really i dont know r u stupid r r u really trying hard to prove youself stupid. You r saying like why dont rapists have proper medium to put out their view.. they r not accused of nepotism they r proven guilty of nepotism so stop steering the narrative the other way. And have you seen the shekhar guptas confession on the print. Where he mentions how zoya akthar had a tanrrum and threatened to boycot screen award because she came to know that my name is khan was not going to get screen sward. So she threatened to boycot the show not only that she threatened the whole team would boycott the show and have a party at the same at other place

[@shivaprasadom1017]

@@dollypanchamiya9984 and i was mentioning public view. If you dont like just click thumbs down, no need to put out tantrum. Nepotism is like .. halwai bhi mai aur khanewala bhi mai..

[@budguesor9222]

@@shivaprasadom1017 whats the connection between zoya akhtar and my name is khan?

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

@@shivaprasadom1017 these ppl have no liberal bent of mind,what they think is ultimate,truth,they refuse to give platform to others.i mean farhan or zoya are not my near dear ones but one must hear both sides.this country is going to nuts with these extremeists.

[@paddymishra8697]

Rajdeep is a journalist, who is like “maro mujhe maro, thuko mere Muhn pe, but pls watch my show” 😂

[@moonmoonsingh2710]

If the debate is about " insider vs outsider" then pls have the audacity to call an outsider to your show rather than a family entertainment show

[@sanjdeshmukh]

You are so right!

[@poornimasrihariprasad3917]

Absolutely

[@fotedargeeta]

Very true

[@satyavachan7099]

Absolutely right!

[@anjumshayk9232]

No need to call Outsider. Because its Insider who are getting constant troll... Outsiders are enjoying every bit.... they are getting break, name, fame, people favouring them and still like an idiot they are complaining... it's awful to see such outsider... an ungrateful people...

[@harshithgowda4785]

Have some shame rajdeep

[@KSubscribersWithoutVideo-my8bi]

Rajdeep: Yes, all of you cut across the generations and responsible for nepotism. Farhan Akhtar is innocent? LOL!!!

[@manishkadam8291]

Kitne paise liye tune ye family se

[@govegetarian100]

Farhan Akhtar is extremely talented . Just coz his dad was a writer he should not be allowed to direct movies ?

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

what crime has farhan done? his birth or sucess.u sound like sour grapes

[@dollypanchamiya9984]

you r suggesting that nepotism is a crime.why have millions voted for congress for 60 yrs? who is the criminal the public or gandhis? its a stupid statement.

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

Honestly u guys think only kangana is an outsider Dude srsly farhan is way more talented than her just bcoz he is javed akhtar son doesn't mean u bash him all the time

[@PokhrajRoy.]

17:36 Dearest Rajdeep Sardesai, Kangana Ranaut was comparing ‘Gully Boy’ to ‘Chhichhore’, not ‘Kedarnath’.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Shakti Prasad Mishra I don’t think anyone wishes to show ‘Hindu’ people in a bad light, but that bad people exist in all religions. Also, that’s not even an argument.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Shakti Prasad Mishra Pity is usually by someone who thinks they are superior. Also, I may be innocent but you don’t need to act like you’re some worldly person.

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

Gully boy is OP Only ppl who don't know cinema will say chichore is better

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@user-fk8md4jn3i I mean, it’s very subjective.

[@akankshashrivastava6679]

Can we just raise the dislike count as a response to this filthy interview?

[@SurajSingh-vv8nl]

Sure

[@revansidiahmath2601]

sure...did that already..even reported

[@abhishektanwar8576]

Yup. Did it.

[@Iamlatha]

Already done for this boring old family session. This is exciting only to Rajdeep who has been a pathological boot licker of one community alone. At least if it was only for talents, I could've appreciated it. He has chosen *only* one filmy family & we know why. He does programs to please himself which nobody wants to watch. It is high time India Today rethinks his appointment. He has become a very stale & predictable anchor. India Today wants us to tolerate him because of its nepotism.

[@tanaykumar1824]

Lost respect for this industry now. These people are so petty and get upset over not getting awards.

[@tanaykumar1824]

Azhar Iqbal she doesn’t attend awards. she has an issue with one film getting all the awards

[@ratnadey8220]

After 15 minutes I lost my interest..how people r so insensitive seriously.. I always admired joya and Farhan's works..but after this interview I stared having a negative vibe from them..

[@roadrunnerpro_d]

"Empty vessel makes more noise" Previous decade this notion suited Farah khan, now its Zoya Akhtar

[@shv3349]

What are you then?

[@roadrunnerpro_d]

@@shv3349 Binod

[@shv3349]

@@roadrunnerpro_d Sure, that's where your IQ stops

[@roadrunnerpro_d]

@@shv3349 Meetha

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

Seriously ??? Pretty sure there contribution to Bollywood is more than that ssr

[@AA-kf1ln]

they r so proud of there gangs shame on them

[@amudhamurali8059]

Asking questions about nepotism from the same people Who r from that category.... Nonsense

[@fiona3101]

Seriously!! farhan has already given a crap interview some days back.!

[@bhartiarun693]

It's very simple for me nowadays. The moment I see all these big names I just move ahead without watching the video.. don't want to waste my valuable time for these people..

[@pollyannamacintosh786]

Yet, you take time to comment on the video.

[@radhikak9385]

Same here. But i always fall laughing without watching video

[@prabhanagaich1147]

Irrational and nonsensical questionnaires!!Absolutely unnecessary and uncalled for interview..

[@28cosmos]

No, it is called for. Because thy are in hot water now and want to be rescued.

[@vishaldeep7145]

It's like interviewing Daud Ibrahim on how to deal with smuggling and terrorism 🤣 You could not have done better by giving them a better platform to spread hypocrisy.. Well done Rajdeep.. Great work❤️

[@shrutih3153]

Lol😂

[@ronniekatashan]

What an idiotic comment

[@ashishroy1144]

Ha haha🤣🤣🤣

[@sumitayan]

@@ronniekatashan you are in every comment

[@namgyaldolker4432]

Lol

[@jayjg4202]

Such a pathetic interview...trying to clear the whole issue on nepotism...

[@dineshnr287]

I dont like Arnab but look at the way he grilled Shatrughan sinha on ssr..rangana...nepotism..sinha was such a slow starter but arnab got him to speak everything in the end..rajdeep should watch and learn....feel he is old.should retire.shekhar gupta at this age is also miles ahead of rajdeep..

[@pradeepsukumaran1]

U mean just cause he did a causal chit chat and u didn't get any sensational news so to speak? And so he isn't good any more.. Cmon man.. It's just a conversation.. Like it or not... Ur choice.. Don't demean ppl...and why Arnab barks is something all knows.. No point in comparing with him..

[@rajnikanthd3791]

@@pradeepsukumaran1 going by all the news its clear that police is not done a fair job so far.........so rather then finding fault with police investigation this guy talk all this non sense .

[@ankitaraiker2184]

Rajdeep tweeted normal journalist r quite and noisy journalist are talking abt nepotism

[@tsering7608]

Are you serious Rajdeep??? You got 3 Jokers from one dynasty. Sorry to say, that

[@jacksparrow5201]

Seriously?? They made films sholey. Dil chahta h, Lakshy deewar don janjir etc etc..and u think they are joker..are u andhbhakt?? Definitely u r andhbhakt

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

The day we start choosing a mediocre actor over directors like farhan and zoya We should know the industry is done Seriously get a life

[@abhaysingh3262]

Actually rajdeep didn't want to understand that every generation has its own taste and own flavour of movie

[@jayashreemarpally8271]

But groupnism is happening in industry which can make some one life and destroy it!

[@prashantkumar-dc5xv]

I like your work it doesn't give you the authority that I like your personality, Character and behaviour. Whatever you will tell people they will accept. Kangana is doing right.

[@amudhamurali8059]

These hv nothing to say at all.... Kangana and sushant showed their true colors and their masks hv been revealed

[@manishjoseph4676]

One of the most diversely talented bunch , interestingly from the same family.

[@partha4me]

Rajdeep has to come with some logical questions when he is debating on such a sensible topic. He is asking what they liked to answer.

[@shikhasingh8258]

Access is everything Zoya ma’am...you r no director it’s laughable when they say they don’t drop names ..that’s the only pr exercise that gets u work My Problem is you can survive with mediocre talent if you r from industry but outsider needs to be outstanding n still struggle ..there r gangs who work here ...

[@smileshine7928]

Spot on!You can survive with mediocre talent.Alia Bhatt is an embodiment of that.

[@s_a_r_a_t_s]

This seems to be a fixed interview...as a response to Kangana 😆 why is Rajdeep doing this, is he proving that he's a biased journalist ??

[@priyankasinghal1577]

The more they are talking the more they are proving Kanganas point....

[@priyankasinghal1577]

Is this a debate...discussion....or a tea party

[@nagratna793]

Kitty party

[@coolsan4u]

Oh so u were looking at for some noise from prime time or may b the sushant aatma ne kya baat ki types stories

[@govegetarian100]

Santosh Pillai lol . Awesome comment

[@iLuciferXx]

I admire zoya and farhan as a good cinematic minds . Znmd is one of my fav. But 13 filmfare for gully boy. Seriously

[@stutimodi5533]

This is exactly what I expected from india today and especially Rajdeep sardesai. Always supporting mafias in all fields.

[@kiranjotkaur593]

Did Zoya akhtar just compare Barbar shop with Hindi film industry 😂 oh lord

[@fuadmazhar2709]

Nepotism in one frame 🖼❤️❤️❤️

[@MohakJoshi1]

If nepotism gives Dil Chahta hai and Gully Boy, I'm all for it.

[@abhishektanwar8576]

Exactly

[@abhishektanwar8576]

@@MohakJoshi1 Lol. Non nepotism gives 3 idiots, Kahaani, paan singh tomar, queen, twm2 and what not. Moreover , gully boy is a cheap adaptation of a Hollywood movie and not at all original.

[@MohakJoshi1]

Well by your logic, 3 idiots has Aamir,Kareena. Both are products of nepotism. Also what do you mean by "cheap adaptation" ? Just because the characters spoke in local slangs?

[@abhishektanwar8576]

@@MohakJoshi1 Cheap adaptation means mon original as others mentioned. Most of the other cast of 3 idiots like r madhavan, sharmil joshi and director rajkumar hirani. Moreover, aamir khan though nepotistic product still works hard and do not gang up on others. He has the merit and merit speaks.

[@snvramana]

Only if he hadn't used his Surname, Amir wouldn't have even bothered to think about him. That's my darlings is Nepotism.

[@moonmoonsingh2710]

Well said!

[@robertgomes2367]

Rajdeep I guess you need to learn from Arnab goswami about journalism.

[@rk2119]

Compared to Kangana s brutal honest and Frank answers All this seems so shallow !! No one is saying don't give chance To these kids BUT All of them are ganging up To stifle cut talent There is groupism There is bullying There is coterie ism that cuts others out !!

[@sagarrai9051]

This video has more dislikes then likes 😂😂😂

[@satyavathisudhakar5747]

Are you promoting nepotism? Diverting people from sushant's death.

[@govegetarian100]

If your father leaves his wealth and property to you after him then you both are also promoting nepotism .

[@Balakrishna-jj1fp]

Rich and famous will always have more opportunities.. Talent, hardwork and patience is needed to survive and succeed in any industry. Indians are so obsessed with stars. Everyone wants a selfie with them. If we start treating them normal everything will be fine. Just watch movies for entertainment and stop taking them seriously.

[@enigma5651]

Exactly!

[@lakshimiakshithavoloju2006]

So true

[@meenakshighosh8584]

How much did they pay for the interview

[@ritviksingh5727]

What a panel it is. Was this really a debate or an event where Rajdeep showered praises on these panelists. Meanwhile Miss Zoya Akhtar people are angry about the fact that the barber who owns a successful barber shop isn't allowing any other barber to be successful. Despite of having a child who's not so good a barber he forces his son upon the people to get their hair cut from him at a much higher cost and people who could have been better barbers their shops are vandalized and their hands are cut by this Barber Mafia. I think Zoya you can now under what people are standing against.

[@govegetarian100]

Lol . If the barbers son does not know how to cut hair why are people going to him for a hair cut and paying more too ? They may go 1st time , but once they know he does not know to cut hair , why would people go again to him ? Hands cut by Barber mafia ? Really ? How were kangna hands not cut ? Kangna is proof that if you are talented then no one can stop you

[@trishasingh6641]

So, talent is for OTT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😊

[@maluv1464]

I think rajdeep is also influenced by this Bollywood nepotism. Why he has got all three which is best example of nepotism??? If he had the guts he could have asked kangana to come and speak with zoya.

[@harshitarajoria3531]

The fact that Farhan could call Aamir Khan and recite his script for his first movie directly to him over phone and Zoya could involve celebrities in her first film even for just cameo appearances like Dia Mirza, Shahrukh Khan or even Hrithik Roshan speaks a lot about the Nepotism we didn't hear about in this video.

[@ramikaarora51]

But in the last they still in their industry because they are talented.

[@sunitapawar1461]

Rajdeep interview reminds me Sonia’s interview if you guys have see. So I stop watching him.This three people should come on Republic with Arnab.

[@govegetarian100]

lol . Where do people talk on arnab show . He just keeps shouting and says what he wants and does not allow anyone who does not agree with him to speak . I don’t know why does he even call them . He can just spend the whole hour by himself shouting 😂 nation wants to know nation wants to know 😂😂

[@nsntchauhan5814]

They will run away

[@kavyasuresh8260]

Zoya: your thinking is as old school as that stupid Bollywood is! According to you, an actor's son should be an actor, a doctor's son a doc, and a barber's son a barber?! That's pathetic! You conveyed that this kind of thinking is wrong in your movie Dil dhadakne do and you are making this statement now! Hypocrisy at its best!

[@hemantgupta3383]

Ohh! But can you tell.. at what part of the whole interview she said that?

[@neerajsingh-xf3rp]

Barbar shop , this interview cracked me up

[@Finnola]

Running out of ideas on how to justify nepotism and favoritism in their industry compared to other professions.

[@ayantikatech]

this one is a pure joke.

[@rashione982]

Ikr😂

[@neeteshawasthi2163]

Mr Javed Akhtar..No river needs highway to flow but if you gonna make huge dams over river , then no matter how much strength it has..it is going to stop.

[@lijophilip2860]

Read about dams in Assam.

[@hemantgupta3383]

Yeah true! Dilip sahab, devanand, amitabh, dharmendra, jitendra, vinod khanna, shatrughan sinha , shahrukh , irrfan, nawazzuddin, manoj bajpayi and many others like those stopped by those dams

[@sidharthsodhi7277]

@@lijophilip2860 Dont need to....You feel free to do so

[@sidharthsodhi7277]

@@hemantgupta3383 Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan took YEARS before getting their first Big break, in Movies. Despite being Stalwarts with Unfathomable undeniable amounts of Talent. If they were star kids, both would have been launched 10-13 years earlier with exemplary backing and pomp and show

[@Shivavishnubrahma]

Zoya You were brought up the luxury Come on Stop whining

[@govegetarian100]

I love this family . Everyone is so talented in different ways . Javed Akhtar is a writer / lyricist . He was not a super star . Writers are barely given an importance in Bollywood . But he became who he was because of this talent .

[@shilpa3032]

This is weird call nepotism products and ask them privileges, what is wrong with these news anchors . Waise bhi 2 saal tak toh theatres main movies nhi ayegi, phir sare katori lekr bheek mangne aa jaenge. After that we audience would have learnt a lesson and already shifted 2 good content.

[@gabbar1426]

When somebody see that he is going to ask about the Kangana story" how Javed told her to say sorry and lick boots of Roshan otherwise in the end she have to do suicide. Reply on this comment,because I am not going to watch whole interview. it is filled with lie I think.I want to see their faces. But I don't think he will ask about it.

[@niteshkumarmanjhi5474]

This interview is just for brainwash and downgrade Kangana...

[@Finnola]

Did you see years ago with anupama Chopra she had a show and zoya and kangana was there. At that time kangana wasn't vocal like now on nepotism or anything. She was nervous and couldn't convey her opinions then and zoya shouted at her while discussing why she would take katrina b.c she can pull in the audience and it's an investment. Kangana discussed her opinions in a calm manner but when zoya's attitude and her tone increased kangana looked like she was about to cry. Seems like over the years zoya and others attitude and being dismissive of others opinion had an effect on her. Now kangana is a different person like she was pushed to become ferocious.

[@qwertyuiop1234567550]

U

[@28cosmos]

@@Finnola And now they are threatened by it.

[@pps21april]

Only an outsider can see the previleges which the people in this panel are taking something normal

[@coolpam2367]

How can you bully and threaten some one daughter Mr. javed Akhter? Think about that what if some one do that to your daughter? Be compassion towards other people.

[@meetdabhi1361]

Thank you for this interview... Entire conversation filled with logical reasoning and rational arguments... Its a pity that people are not gonna listen to it critically

[@adityavikram]

Nepotism can only help up to a point. All these people are super talented, and without this talent no nepotism could've helped them get to this level of success. Stop bashing on everyone people, and start spreading more love ❤️

[@suesmint2044]

Zoya indirectly is telling that talented people won't get work unless they suck

[@elizaguerdo5541]

Zoya brought everyone single award for Gully Boy. I’m done with these star kids..

[@user-fk8md4jn3i]

Zoya is a great starkid She is above this pity nepotism debate

[@alankarpriyadarshi2404]

With due respect Rajdeep Sir I notice that you always ask very simple questions.I think its a common sense nobody expecting that a father will give his money to someone else ...obviously he will give it to his son and no problem in this.Problem start when you sabotage others career by using your power and thats what Karan and YRF is doing and this is unethical .Hope Rajdeep you got my point

[@abcatos]

Zoya akhtar movie gully boy got oscar nomination and all awards were bought. Her actress alia bhatt got best actress for 15 min role. This is proof of nepotism.

[@dariusneidhart1068]

So you mean to say that not a single movie from a filmmaker born into a film family can 1) create a film Oscar worthy 2) have his/her film nominated for an Oscar? And if they do, it's because of nepotism always?

[@revansidiahmath2601]

@@dariusneidhart1068 his meaning is, eventhough the better movies produced in the same period but still not recognized

[@dariusneidhart1068]

@@revansidiahmath2601 other than Gully boy, are all the movies which went for Oscars were the best movies produced that particular year? Not that I am saying GB wasn't worthy but for argument sake, are you 100% certain that movies that went to Oscars from india were the most worthy movies? This whole argument is stupid to be honest and in all honesty shouldn't matter to most Indians because we have several issues going on already.

[@abcatos]

@@dariusneidhart1068 are u stupid. village rockstar, super deluxe, tumbbad these are gems a of indian cinema not just that year but till date. Tumbbad took 6 years to make. Just saying crap and copying 8 mile story wont win u oscar at all. bhul jaa beta.

[@sushmithasuresh5853]

Darius Neidhart the argument is not stupid. Films are an extremely important part of Indian diaspora. We treat our stars are idols n follow them blindly which has in many instances been dangerous. Films/ serials are primary form of entertainment to more than half of Indian population coz most of the people don’t have elite club membership to entertain themselves with.. We start n end our day with cinema. So we need to know about the ppl whose work we are letting ourselves be influenced by. N regarding oscars, the whole debate is that we have lot of oscar worthy films which aren’t being sent due to internal politics n that’s why we have not won any oscar. So for argument sake, think!!!

[@ritwik-8188]

Privileges are very hard to repudiate and give up, so average filmmakers like Zoya and Farhan Akhtar will be packaged and sold as huge talents for sure. But this is India and we are still attached to caste system, so we should only blame ourselves!

[@ronniekatashan]

Who's a better filmmaker than either of them? Some examples?

[@ritwik-8188]

ronnie.123 where exactly do you mean? In the same circle? Their own friend Anurag Kashyap, to mention but one name, is much much better than either! There are many more of course. And why should we consider Bombay alone? It’s obvious that it’s a den of mediocrity, with a few exceptions!

[@Iamlatha]

@@ritwik-8188, Hrishikesh Mukerjee, Basu Bhattacharya, Basu Chatterjee, Gulzar were all highly talented & were *outsiders* & were also successful because there was no nepotism.

[@ritwik-8188]

Latha Baradwaj agreed

[@sravpola]

Well, most pseudo intellectuals seem to be suffering from their own control issues. Any culture, is ever evolving. We are constantly borrowing ideas from other people and places and include them within our own. This happens everywhere. The audience is far more intelligent now, with all the online streaming. The exposure to much broader subject matters in all facets of creative expression. The problem is, the keepers of Bollywood build a system which works well for them and are having issues with anyone who questions them. That is all it is.

[@TheSou007]

Watch Shekhar Gupta on The Print revealing how Akhtars arm-twist to get awards.Shame on them !!

[@ambat79]

In the beginning they all said, they don't understand the nepotism debate and don't know how to quantify it. Its so bloody true when you listen to the rest of the conversation. Look at the things they said 1. Didn't have to go through the physical struggle because I am rich and i was born in the lap of the industry 2. Farhan got an opportunity to narrate a script to Aamir Khan, because he did not take his dads backing, but clearly he got the chance cos he was his son. I mean if you need to put it down and sound like they have nothing to do with nepotism, atleast get what you want to say right.

[@Finnola]

Understood nepotism is there but their attitude and denying opportunity or stifling people's creativity w.o privilege to fulfill their dreams is horrible. At least be humble and give good opportunities to others not mediocre to some people and the best to the star kids. Most of the time outsiders whether filmmakers, actors or writers aren't given any good opportunities or their talent is hidden b.c they can't be independent since they have to do what big producers and directors ask and get validated. If Karan johar has outsiders as director I don't remember one movie that's worthy instead they were just Karan johar clones.

[@vaishali7762]

Rajdeed good job 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂akars on panel good next who kapoors pls it willb easy for us to list boycotting nepolist

[@kavinder100]

1. Giving reference of flow and strength of great rivers to justify the final fate of talent is void of any logic. And to label it philosophy. Philosophy needs to be rescued from these weaver of words to more logical foundation it essentially deserves. 2. To say that anyone talented most certainly gets success betrays lack of thinking. Volumes have been written by philosophers and other scholars on huge role that 'luck' plays in our life. The shallowness of this argument is visible when these panelists quote names of some talented outsiders to justify the nepotism-neutral nature of film industry. Daniel Kahneman has highlighted this fallacy. The question whether 'film industry is nepotism-neutral or not' can only be answered with statistics. This is not a question which can be answered by highlighting few cases, which can very easily be exceptions. 3. All the talk of 'talent' alone surviving in the industry is farcical. Firstly, all those who didn't get a break due to some insider getting the chance instead are missing data points. You would never know how talented they would have been. Secondly, it completely brushes aside the most fundamental measure of equity - i.e. equality of opportunity. It is beyond our imagination that in a country of 1.3 billion how many 'talented' individuals never got the first opportunity to be visible. Thirdly, and connected to first two points, audiences (actually entire humanity) are always victim of 'what you see is all there is'.

[@techbraketechbrake7830]

Write a blog on it Kavinder. Dont waste this great post in comments. It needs to reach to more and more people. So many great points

[@sairanikhatimam]

What is your take on nepotism exists in other jobs/industries?

[@dev4911]

All these three have charged separately from the channel for sitting and talking. Such is the greed of the Akhtar family.

[@studyiq8322]

Call this actors in Republic news channel. Clowns all over India.

[@amenakhatun9067]

I wish to request to Oscar panel,, plz add a category like best nepotism goes to gully boy.....

[@lovelysight3629]

Bollywood is barber shop....I will see them like that always

[@aditipandey5899]

Lol they might have been sitting in different rooms for this😂

[@neerajsingh-xf3rp]

I haven't seen such a bizzare interview in a long time

[@jeetsmusic3491]

😆😆😆 exactly

[@shantanugodane4654]

I'm just curious ! Tapsi interview then this panel why India Today is showing so much interest in this bollywood lobby.

[@chilbill7420]

This is rajdeep who is always sold out to the highest bidder. These guys buy time into the slots. Another Rajiv masand!

[@cuticleparticle]

Like really??? Did he get only these people to talk upon this topic???? As if they were going to say something new..... They are not concerned even a little about the Sushant's matter all looking happy and as if nothing had happened and they are here for some general chat show. Shame on them and on the anchor for this interview in such circumstances and in top of that still defending the industry and the people... They have crossed all the limits behaving as if nothing has happened. Come on man, nepotism is everywhere we know that but crushing a budding talent , destroying a life socially, economically and mentally and supporting each other in doing so is not nepotism, this is a crime. All of these people are involved in destroying many people's life,it's high time now they should be punished and banned. We as audience should also grow and support good budding new comers and good actors, this is the only way to give justice from our side.

[@GOLDENMEHRA]

how uninformed you are mam! Your comment broke my heart.

[@GOLDENMEHRA]

by commenting such stupid things, you are demoralising a lot of outsider artists and ironically you dnt even belong to the film industry, u know JACKSHIT about it. I pity you

[@cuticleparticle]

@@GOLDENMEHRA certainly I don't belong to this industry sir,but the things which are coming out right now have been said by the people who are themselves from the industry so we can't ignore them and if we are still ignoring then I am sure there is something wrong with us.

[@sidmalhotra3862]

Rajdeep himself was promoted by his father in law. 😑

[@AarohiDU]

So, culprits are discussing about Fare crimes.

[@rampagesnowliongaming8075]

Nepotism is a mild word as said in “Arnab’s show in republic.Nepotism itself exist everywhere but it’s the action that comes with nepotism... can Javed Akthar close his eyes and say aditya chopra and karan johar has nothing to do with what happens to Sushan Singh’s murder or suicide? So pause a bit before holding them so high... I as an audience will never watch yashraj or dharma movie from now... Bollywood’s big budget movies r anyways crap these days.

[@sandeepmismoni]

But I was totally floored by Zoya Akhtar's reply. Would a barber gift his shop to the most talented barber in the city or to his own son? If his son is a bad barber he will anyway ruin the buisness. How many of us will gift our family property or buisness to someone else?Mukesh Ambani got a huge empire from his father so will he gift it to his manager? Anil Ambani too got a huge empire but he was not a better businessman than mukesh and lost it.

[@chbilly4465]

@sandeep:does that give her give her a right to trample genuine grassroots talent coming from outside by occupying their place and then turn around and be not at all humble and grateful that she had it easy? Dont tell me there are no people more talented than her. There will be thousands who would have come to Bombay and even try their luck at movies and failed and are now languishing in the sun with no work. Zoya says if you are really talented, you will make it to bollywood knowing full well that a predominant majority of leading men and women in bollywood are star kids and now, even directors are star kids. Find a single movie industry in the world that has this high percentage of nepotism products and you dont have a problem being worst in the world? Then she says if some talented outsiders are not getting work, it's only because of their own behavior problem. She and her family sound like those medieval regressive minded zamindar family people who oppress everyone around them and pay them peanuts and act like they are doing those whom they oppress a favor by paying peanuts!. It is because of people like you who like such medieval minded regressive people that casteism and classism and related anti merit nepotism not just survives but thrives in 21st century India. I hope there is a test people take before they are allowed to vote otherwise with people like you, we will always be a medieval minded country.

[@sandeepmismoni]

I respect your passion but where is the substance? Where on earth did you find that Zoya Akhtar "trampled" on newcomers? So are you telling me that right to my father's property is Zameendaari ? Then by that standard Kangana Ranaut's own sister should not speak on her behalf, isn't it. If I am an able offspring I would bring prosperity to it and if I am a rotten one I will ruin it. This is not India's crown Iam talking about for which there will be an election. Look I am against any favourtism on where the stakeholders are commoners, I am against this blanket ban on all so called established people. So is it a curse that Zoya Akhtar is the daughter of Javed Akhtar? Kangana Ranaut is a respectable actress but she can't bring down Taapsee Pannu to show her greatness.. ultimately it's the product which matters. Of course if there is a group which is really playing dirty card and not allowing films getting released, or preventing people getting films than simply show the proof and let people decide. Life is not either black or white it's between these two shores.....I may be medieaval minded, I admired Saint Kabir, Soordas and Rahim.....all were progressive thinkers and artists😉

[@ekta9197]

Great people and great interview! More power to all four!

[@seemadyakirti6546]

Shekhar Gupta opening disclosed how this Akhtar clan threw tantrums for awards... Rajdeep Sardesai have some respect in public and don’t behave like a nonsensical journalist!

[@avinandanchatterjee2982]

What a family!! Talent ka bhandar.👌

[@SanthoshKumar-bg7qm]

Which court declared that it was SUICIDE? UNSUBSCRIBED

[@sangitajha6858]

If u were not offended then you wouldn't be here giving explanation.. so called pseudo intellectuals here

[@pamg2628]

The issue is not entirely about nepotism, as much as that is an issue in itself. It is about creating a toxic environment for outsiders so that they don't get opportunities. It is about constantly giving opportunities to non-deserving insiders while stealing opportunities from far deserving 'outsiders'.

[@sporttalk1773]

No Outsiders Perspective in Interview this whole interview is existence of Nepotism

[@anjalivenugopal120]

There was no insider perspective also in arnabs show... Insiders are not always wrong.. They shouldnt be sorry for being their parents child..

[@poornimasrihariprasad3917]

Hahaha...

[@onoex786]

For the nepotism By the nepotism Of the nepotism

[@nishitmehta7343]

Nepocracy

[@subrotobera]

Rajdeep already declared Sushant's death was a suicide at the start of the conversation. So it all proves what the debate is meant to be. He sucks in all angles.

[@saaurabhsachdeva4126]

Rajdeep Sardesai is one who always supports wrong persons

[@satyamohanty1738]

Outstanding advertisement of nepotism. India is changing.