Avika Gor says South film industry is all about nepotism

Actress Avika Gor who is popularly known as Anandi from the Television show Balika Vadhu. The actor has since worked in another hugely popular TV show Sasural Simar Ka, and has also worked in films in the South film industry. Avika went on to make her Telugu film debut with Uyyala Jampala (2013). In a recent interview she said that South film industry is all about nepotism.

In an interview with RJ Siddharth Kanan, Avika said, “See when it comes to star power, South is all about star power. When it comes about nepotism, the word that we all are tired of hearing… South is all about nepotism. So cheezein bilkul wahi he (Things are just the same) … it’s just that audiences are not choosing to see it there the way they are seeing it here. Woh ek bias create ho chuka hai for Hindi films, Bollywood films ki ye jo bhi banayenge hum pehle judge karenge… ye ek bias create ho chuka hai over the time and I think, and as someone who is a part of the industry, we also understand ki kaafi time woh phase chala jaha pe ki South ki remakes bani bahut sari… so people thought ki hum bas copy karte hain… I think it’s just about that bias. (A bias has been created over time about Bollywood and Hindi films that we will judge whatever they make…a phase had come when a lot of South films were remade, so people thought we only copy films)”

She further added, “Telugu industry mein ye (nepotism) toh ekdum saamne he. I mean how are people choosing to not see it? I think logon ne thoda hype kar diya is sab ko…and with time I hope ki social media bhi relax ho jaaye and ye bhi relax ho jaaye (Telugu industry is full of nepotism… I think people have hyped it a lot. I hope with time social media will relax along with it.)

On the work front, Avika is all set to make her Bollywood debut with the horror film 1920 Horrors of The Heart. The film, directed by Vikram Bhatt’s daughter Krishna Bhatt, is slated to release in theatres on June 23.