Jaideep Ahlawat on why the nepotism debate is baseless; says, 'Alia Bhatt is Mahesh Bhatt's daughter and that won't change' [Exclusive]

Recently, BollywoodLife had a thoroughly interesting, absorbing, and enlightening Insta live chat with the immensely talented Jaideep Ahlawat (Gangs of Wasseypur, Gabbar is Back, Commando, Raazi, Baaghi 3), where he dived in depth on an array of topics from his upcoming web series, Paatal Lok to how OTT platforms have dismissed the tag of character artistes...From working with talents like Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff and Vidyut Jammwal to why it irks him when a Raazi is supported, but a Baaghi 3 is dismissed by critics before release...From why the whole debate over star kids vs outsiders makes no sense at all to eventually giving us a beautifully new perspective on the entire nepotism topic this was an interview that had it all.

Watch his full interview below:

Having worked with the likes of Alia Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi and Tiger Shroff, and making it on his own in the industry as an outsider, Jaideep Ahlawat seemed like the perfect candidate to shed light on what he thinks about the never-ending discussion on nepotism and where he stands on it. To our surprise not so much because of how futile he finds the entire topic, but because of the startling but brilliant new perspective he spun on it Jaideep said, "First and foremost, I don't like this word, 'struggle'. Everybody struggles in their own way and it's my choice if I'm here in this line. I don't why this word, struggle, is mostly associated with our film industry or with Bollywood."

Speaking on why he finds the term, "struggle" overrated in the film industry, Jaideep added, "Everybody toils in their own fields, and only then do they achieve something or reach a particular position. It's a part of life, it's not like we didn't know that we'll be alone over there, we don't have Godfather. We knew all that, but we still chose this. Nobody brought us here at gunpoint. You know there's uncertainty here when you make that choice, but accepting the situation. You can't come with fright, you need to have faith. And still, if it doesn't happen, you need to accept it accepting situations is very important. There no point in fighting against it, it has no meaning, you'll waste your energy. Rather, keep training and working on yourself, so that you'll be ready when something comes your way."

Elaborating on his unique point of view, and how he applies it to himself, Jaideep continued, "Tomorrow if someone tell me, 'I have this role for you, but it would need six-pack abs and you don't have them, then what? And if I don't have a six-pack, It means I'm not ready. So, why did I lose that film...because of myself, but we never like to blame ourselves. Director Imtiaz Ali had once told me that he fears meeting new actors because they just can't handle rejection. They feel that they've been rejected, but no, you're not rejected as a human being. You just don't fit into that particular story. So, it's okay. Why do we take it personally? And many a times, actors are under-prepared in certain aspects, but they just feel like nobody is giving them work. So, actors need to have a balanced outlook. They need to ask themselves, 'How much am I preparing?' Only auditioning is not enough preparation. You need to stay healthy and fit (depending on the type of ropes you want). You need to work on your voice. You needs to keep everything aligned. Because you don't act with your face alone."

Moving on to the futility of the entire star kids/nepotism vs outsiders/talent debate, the Aakrosh actor explained, "This entire debate shouldn't happen. Acceptance is very important here. Favouritism happens in every field. Doesn't it happen in politics, in the corporate world? In a doctor's family, there's maximum chances for more doctors to emerge because you grow up in that environment, you breathe in that atmosphere. So, that's more often than not, that's bound to happen, right, as that's the way of life in that family. You need to accept it, there's no point in resisting it, you can't fight it."

Delving further into the topic, the 40-year old actor stated, "Alia Bhatt is Mahesh Bhatt's daughter and that truth won't change. So what's the logic in fighting it or debating about it? And which father or mother or family wouldn't want to present their children with the best opportunities in life? Tomorrow, if it's in my hand, I'll do everything I can to reduce the obstacles in my kids' life. This is akin to saying that when I was in college, I had a cycle, so why was someone else coming in a car? His father has given him that car and that's his right. So why fight it? Accept it and just do what you need to do to move ahead. And there's enough of success stories in this field where people come from small places, humble beginnings, but achieve their goals and dreams. So, my advice to all young actors out there is to stop fighting this, there's no logical outcome to it. I agree, others are privileged, so, they are. What can you do about it? Is there any point in fighting it? No, right? You'll spoil your own peace of mind."

Well, if this articulate, prudent and almost surgical outlook on the futility of the entire nepotism debate doesn't change your mind, then we don't know what will. On the work front, Jaideep Ahlawat will next be seen in the web seroes, Pataal Lok, which streams on 15th May.

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