Karan Johar confesses to nepotism

It seems that the embers of Karan-Kangana feud over nepotism in Bollywood refuse to die.

There has been a lot of debate and argument over the issue since the Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut accused the director of nepotism on his talk show, Koffee with Karan.

Kangana who never fears to speak her heart, not only accused the much-famed director but also called him “the flag-bearer of nepotism” in Bollywood.

Karan Johar defended himself as according to him the Queen star does not know what nepotism means.

While most of the Bollywood stars decided to side with Karan, a few like Manoj Bajpayee and Vidya Balan, supported Kangana.

But now, the conflict has taken another turn as an old video from May 2014 surfaced where Karan actually accepts the existence of nepotism in the industry.

@karanjohar don't say nepotism in bollywood doesn't exist when you admit it yourself...#KanganaRanaut #karanjohar #nepotism pic.twitter.com/CCHsEi3l5l

— Anna Hateway (@anna_hateway) March 26, 2017

 

The video seems like a snippet from the chat show which was hosted by Anupama Chopra - The Front Row with Anupama Chopra where Karan says in the video, “I picked up a chubby girl, I saw something...And maybe the fact - I can’t lie - maybe the fact that she was Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter also excited me. I don’t know. Right now, I want to say no, but at that point, it may have been a very strong fact. If that is nepotism, then definitely, I am guilty. Would I have cast Varun Dhawan had he not been David Dhawan’s son? Because he was David’s son, he was on the sets as an AD (assistant director) and spent enough time for me to understand that he can be a movie star. A lot of factors determine movie stardom in our country and I think true talent is the least of them.”

There you go Kangana!!! 

While the video has gone viral, we can just wait for Kangana’s response over it.