Ever since Kangana Ranaut appeared on the Koffe with Karan show and accused him as the flag bearer of Nepotism and how he does not let the outsiders enter the industry, a question on nepotism is invariably asked in every celebrity interview. It has become the new buzz word of the B-town. Everyone and his uncles are giving opinion about the subject, either favoring or opposing it. Celebrity kids are asked if they had it easy while entering the industry. Most of them deny except a few who dare to accept the truth like Vivaan Shah did in his recent interview.
The Most spoken argument is that maybe it helps grab the first project but one has to prove oneself and there is no shortcut to success. For example, there are many Uday Chopras, Jackky Bhagnanis, Fardeen Khans, Esha Deols and Harman Bawejas who were launched several times by their fathers/uncles but could not go further. Maybe they did not have it in them. On the contrary, there are others on the likes of Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Kajol who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. The question is, had they not have the privileges which offered them an easy access, would they have reached this far? There are thousands of equally deserving candidates on the streets of Mumbai who could have achieved great heights but did not get that single chance. They either keep struggling, go to the TV route or simply give up.
If I think hard, I find that all professions are infused with the shades of Nepotism. Mukesh Ambani gets to inherit the Reliance empire, Sonia Gandhi gets to lead Congress etc. The examples are numerous. All the family run business fall into the same category. Some of such examples are evident, but others may not be.
I think it comes very naturally to a human being to take care of the interest of his acquaintances, thus he favors the family and friends before considering others who may be equally, may not be more, deserving. Well, in the tech related workplaces, we see less of this phenomenon directly because the selections are mostly driven by merit. However, isn't referral scheme a mild form of nepotism? Technically yes, because you refer your friends for an open position to get him an interview call, which would have taken him a long time otherwise. If it does not strike a chord, you must have heard about jack lagaana for any work related to government organisations. It may be for clearing a job interview, getting a tender passed or any other work where you are desperate to get Aashirwad from a influential person to either remove a roadblock or expedite things.
The question still persists if nepotism is bad and should be stopped, But how do you change a basic human habit? Or ... do you want to change it at all?
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