Vicky Kaushal, who is himself partially related from a film background, as his father Sham Kaushal is a veteran action director, recently opened up about his personal thoughts on privileged nepo actors. Despite being a nepotistic kid himself, Vicky never had that clout, which could have guaranteed him a successful acting career. Hence, the actor never had that chance to begin with any big director or superstar or under any big production company. He made his debut with ‘Masaan’ (2015) and interestingly, he got nominated for Best Male Debut at the 2016 Filmfare Awards.
But recently, the 35-year-old actor shared his irritation about nepotism with Instant Bollywood. His recently released ‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ (2023) and his upcoming film ‘The Great Indian Family’ both portray him as a middle-class man with the bare minimum income. Hence, when the interviewer asked him if privileged actors pretend to be relatable with middle-class backgrounds to avoid hate, Vicky shared, “No, I don’t think so. I have many friends from the industry. Right now, the thing is that the audience can see through it. How long can you keep the pretense on? A day? Two days? Four weeks a year? And it’s a very tiring process, too.”
The ‘Uri’ actor thinks that it’s not the privilege that people hate; it’s the inauthenticity people don’t like. “If you pretend to be someone you’re not, that’s what they hate. If you’re true to yourself and that’s what you present, nobody will have any complaints.” Vicky shared, “That’s what I believe. That’s what I, as an audience member, always relate to. I don’t think about whether someone is actually middle-class or not. If someone isn’t genuine, even if they’re a middle-class person, then you can’t relate to them.”
We could only guess Vicky’s this statement could be referring to Sara Ali Khan, as she has always been sharing her lifestyle stories in several shows that, despite coming from a royal family, she lives a normal life like average people in India.
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