As sparks fly from both sides of Bollywood about the nepotism debate, actor Chunky Panday says he’s rather surprised to hear words like ‘insiders and outsiders’, something he has never heard before, in his four-decade long career.
“I don’t even know how this term insider and outsider have come into place. The moment you sign a film, you become an insider. It’s your first assignment that makes you an insider. From what I can tell you is that the equation of the industry has not changed. It’s is an equal playing field. You’ve to have a huge amount of luck and then things will fall in place,” shares Chunky, adding that there surely will be ups and downs.
And whenever the nepotism debate reignites, his daughter, Ananya Panday has, come in the line of fire of trolls. “If my daughter chose to get into films, it’s her prerogative, I’ve not forced her. I wanted to become a doctor. I couldn’t become one. My father was a renowned heart surgeon and my mother was doctor. I must confess that I tried. And I just couldn’t succeed. Then I became an actor. Kids today decide what they want to do. I hope and pray that they succeed. That’s all I can do,” the 57-year-old says.
