Alia Bhatt talks about nepotism, ‘It’s possibly been easier for me to get through’

Superstar Alia Bhatt has always won hearts with her excellent performances, but the actress has always been a target for nepotism and the privilege she gets from being a director’s daughter. Her first film was Student of The Year in 2012 made by Karan Johar.

Aliaa is the daughter of film director Mahesh Bhatt and actor Soni Razdan, Alia had said in an earlier interview that she had not got her first break because of her parents but after auditioning for Karan Johar. She has reacted to nepotism once again.

In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Alia talked about nepotism, “It has definitely come up a lot in conversation over the last couple of years. The long and short of it is, I empathise. I understand that it’s possibly been easier for me to get through the door than maybe the next person. And I compare my dreams to another person’s dreams: no dream is bigger or smaller, or more intense. Everybody’s dreams are the same, everybody’s desire is the same. So I completely understand where that conversation comes from. The only thing I can say is that I acknowledge the fact that I have gotten that head start. I acknowledge the fact that I do have that privilege, which is why I give 100 per cent every day and I never take my work for granted. The only thing I can do is keep my head down and keep working.”

For the unversed, Alia will be seen in her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone, alongside Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. She has Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani with Ranveer Singh in the pipeline. Alia is yet to start shooting for Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa.