Money, Power, and Nepotism: The Dark Side of Bollywood’s Success

In this compelling video, we delve into the darker aspects of Bollywood’s success, revealing how money, power, and nepotism have shaped and often tarnished the industry. As we peel back the layers of Bollywood’s glamorous exterior, we uncover the complex interplay of financial influence and familial connections that have reshaped Indian cinema.
Discover how wealth can dictate opportunities and success, often sidelining genuine talent in favor of those with deep pockets or influential backgrounds. We explore the impact of nepotism, where family ties and connections often take precedence over merit, affecting both aspiring actors and seasoned professionals.
Through insightful analysis and real-life examples, this video sheds light on the challenges faced by those navigating Bollywood’s competitive landscape and the systemic issues that hinder fair opportunities. Join us as we explore the consequences of this entanglement of money, power, and nepotism, and reflect on its broader implications for creativity and integrity in Indian cinema.
Narrated By: Rajeev Kumar
Written By: Chanchal Gill
Edited By: Vikrant Kumar
Background Score By: ‪@annyk‬
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[@pi.log10]

*Karan Johar ki movies kahi se bhi entertainment nhi hai*

[@savydhillon]

The real problem is:- Even if we do not watch their movies and they flop (like ananya), they keep on getting more movies because of connections.

[@Prince-np7yu]

Totally right, no matter what they will keep growing without audience support

[@raja-jl9os]

​@@Prince-np7yu bollywood hamesa se kachra industry tha

[@raja-jl9os]

​​​@@Prince-np7yu kareena and karishma dono average actor the fir bhi unko baar baar chance mil raha tha kyu? upar se bollywood wale model logo se obsessed h model logo ko big budget movie mil jati thi

[@mv_kp]

Why don't you make movies.....

[@sejalmhatre2114]

Especially Arjun.

[@Iampa1chavan]

Thank God finally someone else said that Bhul Bhulaiya 2 was a overrated movie There was no good comedy jump scare was once and Kiara Advani had nothing to do in it ..

[@heisenberg9595]

Kiara advani was useless after the first half and comdey was only carried by Rajpal yadav and Sanjay mishra

[@tushar8338]

Same here

[@Finnola]

I only watched it for Tabu and nostalgia factor.

[@RealDragonWarrior]

Laapata Ladies aur 12th fail jesi movies kam hit hui kyuki unme ye so called "Superstars" nahi the Content is the king ❎️ Stardom is the king✅️

[@yogendratiwari2682]

1:38

[@tamimrahamaan5872]

That's why Chris Nolan is the greatest director of our time who combines art and box office so well.

[@heisenberg9595]

well but he's not Indian so we can't say that for ourselves maybe in the future there will be a visonary director who can climb up Indian cinema to worldwide audience

[@ebi395]

Bruh there are lots of other better directors in Hollywood.

[@Finnola]

​@heisenberg9595 There can be directors like Nolan because he himself started of as indie filmmaker. He has the vision for any type of genre and plus he focuses on what stories he would like to tell. Nolan or Cameron don't do stuff keeping audience or business of box office in mind. There are directors with that same passion in India too but their films don't have to be like Nolan's because everyone has their own ideas.

[@IamAvi96]

I never hate nepotism... Output matters... Hritik,Salman, Ranbir,Alia,Allu Arjun,Ntr,Ramcharan,Prabhas,Vijay,Dulquar salman,Fahad Fasil, Dhanush... And many more But we definitely don't want janhvi,sonam,sonakshi, ananya etc...

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

Well said 👏❤️

[@deathtrackgaming2026]

Well you missed Shahid in talented

[@Aman-yx3ne]

​@@deathtrackgaming2026 and you missed "many more" in his comment

[@sanjay6596]

The ONLY reason Nepo kids become successful is because people (aka us) go and watch their movies. People here blast nepo kids but would still go and watch their movies time and time again.

[@savydhillon]

Bhai even if we do not watch their movies and they flip (like ananya), they keep on getting more movies.

[@Gaurav76831]

It clearly means you don't get the point, there marketing is so good that you're so relevant watching them

[@raja-jl9os]

Bhai bollywood ak mediocre industry h in term's of storytelling and characters 😊

[@Gaurav76831]

@@raja-jl9os bro came here too lol

[@झींगुर]

@@raja-jl9oskitna rota hai tu ❤de

[@PSM019]

9:23 srk tried that from 2010 to 2024 but he failed and he is forced to do mass commercial movies Now I hope he is working in Toxic

[@WhatName007]

I don't have problem with nepotism unless if they're really talented like Ranbir Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan

[@dinmuhammad8340]

If nepotism didn’t exist there might be talented actor than ranveer, Hrithik 🙃🙃🙃

[@heisenberg9595]

@@dinmuhammad8340 well nepotism exixts everywhere and it's illogical to think that it won't because every successful person will try to endulge his future son/daughter into the business he made profit

[@raja-jl9os]

I don't carry actor's mujhe sirf creativity dekhni h bollywood jesi mediocre industry m creativity nhi dikhti h

[@raja-jl9os]

Bahubali koi great movie nhi h but mujhe usme creativity dikhti h bollywood ki big budget movie m creativity k naam pe babaji ka thullu dikhate h

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

​@@dinmuhammad8340talent and hard work matter brother 😂😂 and what about others nepo products like janhavi, tiger, sara....

[@agokulrao6964]

Not only Bollywood but every industry had fucked up the art of cinema and made it into a complete business delivering shit

[@sumityadav1734]

Malyalam industry👀

[@raja-jl9os]

​@@sumityadav1734 malayalam industry 80s m better cinema banta tha aisa kudh mallu log bolte h

[@raja-jl9os]

​@@sumityadav1734 James bond aur mission impossible dono brainless movie h but still better than Indian action movies

[@nileshsharma5721]

​@@raja-jl9os no

[@raja-jl9os]

@@nileshsharma5721 bhai aaj bhi godfather ko world ki no 1 movie bola jata h godfather ko 50 saal se zyda ho gaye h

[@tanvitripathi3997]

I don't know what will happen to me upon 23 of age, when I would try to enter industry as a filmmaker. My aim is till 26. How long I have to struggle in Mumbai, I even feel like having second thoughts of not being a director but I can't live without it.❤🥺 Now I don't have any on set experience only, dependent on courses and short films as I am not able to go out of Delhi NCR.

[@Mahi-te7hh]

try studying film direction❤

[@ttachaes]

You'll make it believe in yourself I want to be a screenwriter am from Kenya

[@abdulhauyee3438]

I wanna be a movies writter iam struggling too i don't how to start.

[@ttachaes]

@@abdulhauyee3438 have you written your own script and if not write one it helps

[@mrstark2010]

The problem with movies like Laapata Ladies and 12th fail is that they are not promoted more.. Arey bhai agar aapke content main dum hai, toh jyaada promote karona...I'm an avid viewer of Bollywood movies but I got to know about these 2 movies only after they got released on OTT and praises started to flow like crazy...I even searched the actor's interviews during the time of release, but there were very few interviews of that time...Even the actors of Laapata Ladies got more limelight only after it released on Netflix and Netflix even carried out interviews and other promotional videos of the cast to promote the movie even further....In the same way, Producers should highly market and promote these type of movies if they were critically acclaimed and has the potential...

[@IamAvi96]

CLASS is only possible when there is MASS Tamil industry is the greatest example.... Dhanush is doing Karnan,asuran,vathi but he is making films like Marri also...

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

Tamil movies are good but they need stop making Hinduphobic and propaganda movies like FIR, Karnan,Jai bhim, Annapoorni

[@IamAvi96]

@@SagarPatil-py9qq jai bheem deserves oscar

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

@@IamAvi96 Jai bhim could have better without casteist propaganda

[@Asimafareeda]

I think it's audience who can make difference audience should go and watch quality content like lapata ladies 12thfail rather than mass commercial movies like yodha bhool bhulaiyaa with no story then only we can make small budget movies a massive hit and appreciate real true talent

[@Vaishnav2107]

The real big problem is lack of good scripts . Otherwise superstars like SRK, Prabhas , Salman Khan etc would definitely go with better scripts as they know their names would lure people to the theaters and good script definitely brings a lot of people to the theater .

[@ridy9710]

Sau baat ki ek baat....mai 350 rupees theatre mein entertainment k hi dunga. For movies like lapata ladies and rom coms I am paying to Netflix and Amazon prime where I can watch at my convenience with friends and family members. No hate to the art type films but can't afford every film.

[@raja-jl9os]

Laapta ladies bhi masala movie thi khud kiran rao ne bola tha 😂

[@raja-jl9os]

Panchayat is better than lapata ladies

[@ridy9710]

@@raja-jl9os 100%

[@sresthasinha2046]

Karan Johar exposing himself by making that Netflix series... 😂

[@arkakarmi108]

4:37 The word " Putramoha " is definitely Sanskrit originated. Because that word is used both Bengali and Hindi. As a Bengali, we pronounced that word as " Putromoho " but the inner meaning remains same.

[@yogendratiwari2682]

3:01

[@hsteop]

Sushant Singh Rajput Once said " We need to come up with Something New or Fresh not Making Sequels of the same movies again and again" Sushant Singh Rajput ❤ and SRK ❤ and Kartik Aaryan ❤are real artists who tried something new and take risk Boycott Star kids

[@oldlyrics2801]

Kartik Aryan? Come on

[@tabakinam7053]

Boycott those who don't deserve to be in this industry... there are few actors like Ranbir Kapoor who is actually a great actor

[@hsteop]

@@oldlyrics2801 watch chandu champion

[@nileshsharma5721]

​@@tabakinam7053 right

[@hsteop]

@@Aaravjayanti5225 Dunki , My Name is Khan , RaONE, swadesh I m fan of SSR but SRK is also good actor and good human being as compared to Crimnal selmon

[@Adityasingha9]

You guys troll outsiders like Kartik Aaryan but then cry about nepotism.... Hypocrites

[@THEIndiaNDreaM7]

Bhai toh achha acting bhi krna pdega.. Sirf outsider ko reservation thodi milega

[@user-zk5md7gm9k]

He is a good actor ​@@THEIndiaNDreaM7

[@dheeraj009.1]

​@@THEIndiaNDreaM7agar kuch bhola to controversy ho jayega par sushant singh rajput bhai to method actor nahi hain na

[@AyushSingh-cv9um]

Trying to comeback after Kalki 2898 AD disaster 😂😂😂

[@AhmadZubair-e8p]

Akshay be like mujhe kyo toda 00:55

[@7543channel]

What's ur problem with MegaStar Akshay Kumar Sir.....5 saal wali konsi movies achhi hoti h ...LSC dekha h

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

😂😂

[@StrykerGamers]

Sushant Singh Rajput sir was killed 💔😔😭🤬

[@Pushpapunejaane]

Bollywood is getting annoying and boring

[@crazyheart6325]

WoW......bilkul sahi bola❤

[@bossman4192]

bollywood 100 saal nahi badalrahi, im waiting 5 more years for a good movie.

[@ItachiUchiha-cy5ht]

I am not against nepotism but we need good directors, writers, and cinematographer baki to acha director murti se bhi acting karva lega movies are combined effort of all we can blem only nepo kids because every one does not have natural telent some time you have to work for it and it will take some time at the end hardwork and consistency can beat natural talent.

[@abtaheenehal]

Aj kal Audience ki hypocrisy bhi bad gayi hai.. Kehte hai ki acche content ke movies nahi aa rahi hai usi liye movies hit nahi ho raha hai.. jab acche content ke movies aa rahe hai to woh OTT pe dekhte hai aur kehte hai ye movie theatre ke liye Nahi hai OTT ke liye theek hai... To makers kya kare?.

[@pratyushpavansaikia8161]

Dude being a Nepo kid and being a star kid are two different things

[@sarojkr4780]

Marketing and PR.

[@MmwedingDcor]

Ek time tha jab theatre mein line lagaya karte they movie dekhne friends k saath or ab ek aisa time hai ott per phone laptop per akele dekhne mein acha lag raha hai

[@samyakjain8512]

Plz make video about VFX and weak story of Bollywood

[@dinmuhammad8340]

Story ke kisko farak padtha hain? Pathan,Jawan,Animal kiska storyline accha tha batao?😑 Sab Action dekh na chah ta hain or Bollywood vo dikhayega Asli Chutiye ham audience hain........ Production house to business karega na?😅😅😅😅

[@viper-goblin]

Best products of nepotism:ranbir kapoor,hritikh roshan,Varun Dhawan,alia bhatt,salman khan,shraddha kapoor and shahid kapoor

[@palirekha1]

Alia Bhatt is not a good actor ,Abhishek Bachchan is a very good actor

[@naman881]

Panchayat Is far better than Karan Johar all films

[@himanithakur5916]

I would say the best outcomes from nepo kids are Sonakshi sinha’. Ranbir Kapoor and. Alia Bhatt and Shraddha kapoor

[@barnalisahoo6920]

Also Hrithik Roshan

[@souvikghosh7635]

Fact is audiance main story wala movie cinema hall main movie nahi dekhte .. Isliya ye log keyse banaynge new actor ko new actor ka acha movie bhi cinema hall main nehi dekhte to movie makers bhi Keya kare

[@binay171]

The background sound is very distracting

[@vishnunair7623]

Mario kart chal raha hai BC😅

[@sumitbehera1879]

I don't problem with nepotism unless they're really talented like Ranbir Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan 😊but I don't like tiger, Arjun, Janvi, Ananya,sara😂

[@SatyamAdhikary]

That's why i stopped watching dharma productions flims..

[@bollywoodtadka6455]

Nepotism made us believe that alia bhatt is a versatile actor

[@dheeraj009.1]

South me bhi hain na nepotism

[@hsteop]

Boycott Star kids Justice for SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT AND Disha Salian

[@juhanatjahanjuhi]

Hello Rajiv sir why do you look like Ayushmann Khurana?

[@s_a_r_a_singh391]

That's why series ajkal Jada chalti h .. Trailer and teaser se hi movie smjh aa jati h dekhny layak h k nhi .. Aese kr k mainy is 2024 4 ya 5 movie hi dekhi Jismy lapata ladies and 12 fail meri fav h... And kafi time v bach gya faltu ki movie dekhti thi pehly

[@ritikanain4039]

Has anyone realised that in current time there are very less young outsiders in bollywood instead bollywood is now full of young nepo kids like jhanvi,khushi,suhana,sara,agastya,ananya,etc. And young outsider good actor,actress are not getting any movies.Only outsiders above 30 years are able to get movies in bollywood and that too after soo much experience in the industry by doing serials,short roles in films like Mrunal,pankaj tripathi,Kangana,Yami,Rajkumar Rao,Sushant,etc.

[@farenough7058]

Films don't work because of reviewer like you who don't know how to appreciate good movies. Earlier i used to watch in 2022 but nowadays you are trying to make funny reviews which makes no sense at all.😂

[@nokami-bc7zx]

Reviewers affects movies chuiye You aren't the only person on earth Your opinion don't matter for anyone

[@user-ml5qn1ci7s]

Bollywood toh khatam ho gaya bhai ab chalega South ka sikka aur aage ja kar South cinema industry he banega Indian film industry mein hukum ka ikka ❤

[@dheeraj009.1]

😂 south me to Bollywood se zyada nepotism hain

[@dheeraj009.1]

Aur Hindi Wale ko south me kon hero banayega

[@rakibshaharia5758]

It's the age of influencers and entertainers. Gone are the time of real artists

[@kattibattisonachamak575]

2020 ke baad hi pata ttha ki glamorizing things nothing else.isliye kuch bhi nahi dekhta.. Aur woh industry barbaad ho chuka hai...

[@khatolmomandmedia2617]

That duck moment is just 😂😂😂

[@tanayadhikary1137]

Why only you talked about bollywood? I guess the same problem is/was there in every so called big film industries in India.. just trying to show that you talked about bollywood because that sells more now.. so It is always about which sells.. problem starts with us..

[@bhramarimajhi4742]

Bhaad me jaaye bollywood

[@himanshhood8716]

Yaar sabhi movie critic channels ne 'Kill' trailer ka review kara bas aapko chhod ke. Kyu?

[@user-ie2kd1uf9z]

best actree award for alia bhatt rocky aur rani ki prem kahani 🤮🤮🤮

[@BohlimCreation]

Politics and Cenima are the only profession that doesn't need skills just connection is required 😂😂

[@vishantkr]

Not yet nor will be.

[@Ayush_aj]

Box office + Cinema = Nolan

[@ebi395]

Why is Indian audience always glaze Nolan like there are lots of better directors than him.

[@Jugglervlogs1o1]

Kuch nhi ho sakta Bollywood ka likhwa ke lelo!

[@nedd15]

Bhool Bhulaiya entertaining and it would have bombed without Tabu's presence.

[@AnshVerma-dr7gp]

Riya bewafa hai guys 😅😅😅😅

[@RealSaudagar]

It's a humble request please make a video on SADASHIV AMRAPURKAR sir

[@ravulaseshasai]

Complaint about nepotism if your parents throw you from home after 21 or you throw your kids after 21

[@AlishanKhan.2009]

Bhai mujhe 90s actresses pasand hai

[@mustafamehdi1663]

Where tf is the BOLLYWOOD FILM the acting the dance the music the stars the budget the script the culture is gone

[@harishsoni8349]

But bhai 90% log office se ake family ke sath voh bhul bhulayiya pathan jesi movie hi dekhege ,aur unko kya bole me khud thuk ke Ata hu toh theater me konsi comedy ya konsi commercial movie he vahi dekhna chaha hu

[@naveedalam4457]

Ok

[@orrii018]

Ye to South me bhi hota h par wha kyu ni bolte😅😂😂

[@rafid_samin]

5:21 Aamir khan is also a nepo kid. And he always lives the character which he portrays on screen

[@nilspari]

Rajiv aur Yogi toh gaye 😂

[@isratjahan620]

Yeh alizeh koun hain?? Aj pehli bar dekha

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

Salman ki bhanji

[@er.nitish7052]

Also bollywood should stop Anti Hindu content... Audience is literate enough and respect its culture sidewise to modern world... Thats the reason south movies are becoming more and more popular

[@SagarPatil-py9qq]

Right 👍

[@nokami-bc7zx]

Just go and watch south's anti hindu scenes

[@ejajuddinahmed7342]

Viewers are to be blamed as well. They will go to halls for average/below average films. They make those movies superhit. But they wont show support for content driven films. If big budget masala movies continue to fail miserably, then production houses will be forced to promote content driven movies.

[@AlishanKhan.2009]

Pehle remake bhi achhi banti thi actors ki wajah se

[@rafid_samin]

5:43 ❤❤❤❤❤ Lapaata Ladies

[@jithmathew211]

Good one!

[@ClarissaValerie-h9r]

Miller Jennifer Hernandez Brenda Young Deborah

[@ryanrishat4214]

0:56 Meme Template maine banaya tha 😂

[@PiyushBurman-px8kf]

Saitaan film mein Ajay Devgan ne bahut achchi ki hai aur Ajay Devgan ne apni acting ke dum par sabit kar Diya hai ki woh ek acche actor hai 💯💯💯❤️❤️👍😍🤩

[@Ytt427]

Bhaiya thumbnail bahut acha tha mera pat dukh gaya haste haste 😅😅😅

[@royalsing2869]

Hi

[@aziznasir6386]

Parineeti deserved that award for debut if u ask me tbh

[@spygamer1769]

Buisness is equally proportional hai movie art se

[@akshaypradhan3140]

Hollywood me kaam milta nhi.. India me km hota nhi

[@abtaheenehal]

4:37 it's not a crime not to know the meaning of that word. I'm a Bengali I also don't know many word meanings it's not a crime

[@SumitKumar-vk6no]

4:52 right we don’t respect our own language

[@itsmytwistbysunila6251]

All these so called yuppy actors and producers will fall flat on their faces.

[@user-ij5te3zi5w]

Bhai sach meih yeih log ko har chiz se problem hai

[@deepalall647]

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are the only actors who have the discipline and appreciation for their job. I have never seen both of them being lazy, slacking or making bare minimum efforts. Vicky Kaushal and Rajkumar Rao are the only other two actors from this generation whom I admire.

[@user-fanofkrishnabhagwan]

Agar outsider Akshay and Shahrukh hai aur nepokids mai Ranbir and Hrithik talented hai to koi problem nhi hai baaki sab flop jhandu actor hai abhi tak 😄

[@arunkumarsethi8081]

Kya pata acting seekhne jate bhi hai foreign countries mai jhooth bhi bol sakte hai ghoomne jate honge.

[@Adityasingha9]

Big fan Sir.... Haar video main gaali deta hoon cause you guys are shameless, spineless, hypocrites who gives biased reviews

[@aniltripathi5853]

Big fan ❤🥺

[@GODsDAYs]

Jooo apne matr bhada ke alava koi sand bolta he wo mathe....hod hr

[@KomalSharma-by8ln]

Please reaction on kalki😊

[@user-xy9ip4my3k]

If nepotism worked Kumar Gaurav Shashi Kapoor Son Nutan son Kajol sister Esha doel Would be superstar

[@mayankmacwan]

As of I know there is not an episode of KWK in Hindi coz I haven’t seen any episode. Is there any? PS : Mujhe Hindi aati hai 😂😂

[@user-yu7bb4fc6v]

There are good nepo kids that definitely had the talent , and ones that obviously doesn’t deserve to be there. I personally like ranbir , shradhaa , hritik and kareena . Alia is overrated not bad but a bit overrated , she totally got hypes by karan and his friends in his shows by naming her the best but she is still not half of other actress like rani, madhuri, and not much goregous like deeepika and pryanka … she was awful at heart of stone. And may be only gangubai was her best performance till now. Other gen z nepos also are not goooood at alll they are only lucky to born in movie family , no hate towards them as persons but in acting and proving themselves they need to go a long way

[@batulhashim872]

Honestly, I feel if you are from a film family/background, you should at the very least be a passable actor when you debut. Like Alia, Rani, Aamir Khan, Ranbir, or Hritik. You improve as you work. But, you can not be absolutely horrible and then keep working and give bare minimum and blame the audience. Take a hiatus, like Saif, Bobby, etc, become better or become a producer and promote better talent.. just stop taking work from more deserving people.

[@rafid_samin]

5:43 Laapata Ladies

[@realgamerz3395]

7:28 Koi Amir Jyada ka iPhone Piche Baj raha hai 😂

[@Shattap680]

Wahi Purana gheesa peeta topics for views, let's be honest every industry/profession has nepotism. Wrna amit shah ka beta bcci head ni hota lol. Had it been your parents working hard in some profession theyll obv want you to eat the fruit of their efforts. Move on its boring already lol