‘Talent, not nepotism, helps’

Expressing his views on nepotism, actor Ayushmann Khurrana recently said that it doesn’t matter whether or not a person is a star-kid, as talent is all it takes to survive in the film industry.  

At the trailer launch of Bareilly Ki Barfi, the 32-year-old actor said, “I think in this day and age, talent only makes you survive and I think star-kids Ranbir, Varun and Alia, who are doing well in this industry, are brilliantly talented and that’s why they are surviving.  Probably, if you are a star-kid, you can get a great launch; apart from that it’s your own talent that makes you stay here forever. And I think, if you are a star-kid then your stakes are also very high and there is more pressure on you. So, I think, right now it doesn’t really matter whether you are a star-kid or not,” he added.

Talking about the role of Kriti Sanon in the film, the Vicky Donor star said that usually people have seen her in glamourous roles, but in this movie the Raabta actress would be seen in a desi look. The movie, which is adapted from a French novel Ingredients of love, is a romantic comedy set in a small town of Bareilly. It is scheduled to hit the theatres on August 18. —ANI