'Dhadak' star Ishaan Khatter's father Rajesh Khattar comes out in support of Karan Johar
| Nov 19, 2017, 13:30 IST
Ever since filmmaker Karan Johar unveiled the posters for his upcoming film 'Dhadak', which stars Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter in lead roles, the filmmaker has been facing flak from the audience. While Janhvi is veteran actress Sridevi's daughter, Ishaan is Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor's brother. The filmmaker was dissed because he launched star kids yet again, which got people to troll him for nepotism. The Twitterati went all berserk on him for launching star kids from the industry.
Now Ishaan's father, actor Rajesh has opened up about the entire controversy. He stated, “Social media is great to reach out if you have something to convey or share, but unfortunately, has become an open defecation ground for trolls, where people want to dump their sh** on anyone they fancy.” Talking about his son he added, “It’s not as if Karan was compelled to take Ishaan! He is going by the subject and what he wants to project. The story is about youngsters in the 18-21-year-old age bracket and he wanted actors with no image, which is why he chose them (Janhvi and Ishaan).”
“When they launch newcomers, it is talked about, but it’s not that other newcomers are not getting breaks. And the ones who have it in them and in their destinies are coming up. Where did Rajkummar Rao come from. Or for that matter, now Vicky Kaushal is coming up,” he added. “What was nepotism applicable in Shahid’s case? His parents — Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azim — were not huge stars. He made his way up. Today, they are targetting Ishaan for being Shahid’s brother! When Shah Rukh Khan came in, where was the nepotism? But if his son Aryan will make his acting foray, they will say nepotism! Where will the buck stop?” he said.
(Also read: Nepotism debate: Karan Johar faces flak for launching star kids?)
Well, do you agree with Rajesh? Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: DNA
Now Ishaan's father, actor Rajesh has opened up about the entire controversy. He stated, “Social media is great to reach out if you have something to convey or share, but unfortunately, has become an open defecation ground for trolls, where people want to dump their sh** on anyone they fancy.” Talking about his son he added, “It’s not as if Karan was compelled to take Ishaan! He is going by the subject and what he wants to project. The story is about youngsters in the 18-21-year-old age bracket and he wanted actors with no image, which is why he chose them (Janhvi and Ishaan).”
“When they launch newcomers, it is talked about, but it’s not that other newcomers are not getting breaks. And the ones who have it in them and in their destinies are coming up. Where did Rajkummar Rao come from. Or for that matter, now Vicky Kaushal is coming up,” he added. “What was nepotism applicable in Shahid’s case? His parents — Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azim — were not huge stars. He made his way up. Today, they are targetting Ishaan for being Shahid’s brother! When Shah Rukh Khan came in, where was the nepotism? But if his son Aryan will make his acting foray, they will say nepotism! Where will the buck stop?” he said.
(Also read: Nepotism debate: Karan Johar faces flak for launching star kids?)
Well, do you agree with Rajesh? Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: DNA