Many Bollywood celebrities have come forward to voice their opinions and have made revelations on nepotism in the industry, leading to a massive “insider v/s outsider debate”. For instance, actor Manoj Bajpayee claimed Bollywood is impossible if one refuses to surrender to people’s fancies, or when filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar revealed how “insiders get more respect” while talking about groupism in showbiz. Yet another revelation has now been made which lends more weight to the matter.
As per a report in HT, national award-winning child artist Sachin Pilgaonkar revealed several observations about the Bollywood entertainment industry in his 57-year career. Speaking about groupism prevalent in Bollywood parties, he claimed, “I am a very observant guy. Film industry ki partiyaan bhi bauhaut hua karti thi. Every Friday, the guest would change, I have seen that with my own eyes, it’s not hidden from anybody in our industry.”
Having a long career since the age of 4 and being privy to changes happening in both Hindi and Marathi cinema, he says, “Change is the only permanent thing in this world, and in the industry, it has been for the better and worse, it can’t be one way. You’re on a highway driving, is only your side of the road busy and not the other? It has to be both ways.”
He continues, “We all had to go through this, particularly me, who is not a star son. That does not mean I lost confidence in what I am. I started off as a child actor, then became director and writer too. I am yet to become somebody, which I have not done, I have not lost hope. I am confident about this, I am here to learn. The only difference is earlier I would learn from my seniors, now I am learning from my juniors.”
The 63-year old star also added, “Everyone has a good and bad day, one has to be prepared for that. Our world for that matter, our industry is just a part of it. When we look at the world and see what is going on, it’s nobody’s fault, like a tsunami, even today we talk about Hiroshima, the country was bombed. What was the people’s fault, they just belonged to one country.”
“Even now (in the Covid-19 phase) people who are dying, it’s not their fault. These things happen, we are human beings, we have to face it. In front of all that, our industry’s so-called calamities, mishap, flops, failures are too small,” he concludes.
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