When Aishwarya Rai EXPOSED Alia Bhatt's 'nepotistic privileges': Kind of support Karan Johar has given her...

An old video of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan talking about actress Alia Bhatt is going viral on social media. It is from one of her interviews where she had spoken about the great opportunities Alia has got throughout her career. The Ponniyin Selvan: I actress had said, "The kind of support Karan has given to her from the beginning..."

Updated Mar 20, 2023, 12:15 IST

Alia Bhatt, who is inarguably one of the biggest superstars of the country right now, is the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt. Filmmaker Karan Johar is her 'father', 'best friend' and 'mentor'. While the Gangubai Kathiawadi star has proven her mettle as an actor multiple times, her success still triggers the topic of nepotism. Trolls are often seen taking jibes at her over the same. Now, an old interview with Aishwarya Rai has resurfaced online.

What Aishwarya Rai said about Alia Bhatt

Talking about Alia in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Aishwarya had said, "I have said this to her also, ‘it’s fantastic for you'. The kind of support Karan has given to her from the beginning, and to have that kind of an establishment with you is very comforting because you know it is not tough. You can have it all laid out for the longest time. And she smiled. It's great where you as an actor know there are only good opportunities ahead."

She had added, "But what's nice is she is also doing good work, along with great opportunities which are virtually there literally on her lap, regularly."

A Twitter user recently shared a clip of her comment. The caption on it read: "Aishwarya exposing Alia Bhatt's nepotistic privileges."

Nepotism debate

Reacting to the video, a Twitter user wrote, "Even if someone gets the best opportunities not everyone can act n make a mark for themselves. Like her husband who got the best kind of opportunities but still he’s not a hit star even after 20 yrs. Alia is the most talented actress n her work speaks volumes."

Another chimed in, "Point is she got too many opportunities on platter to showcase her talent due to which others don't."

"Well she (Aishwarya) said it as it is. They worked hard back then with no privileges and no babysitting," read a comment.

DISCLAIMER: The article is a compilation of thoughts posted by netizens and satire doing the rounds on the subject. Ideas expressed do not reflect the view of Times Network.

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