Ishaan Khatter: To apply this concept of NEPOTISM to every person who is related to films is generalisation

Ishaan Khatter is all set for his second venture in the film industry with the upcoming film Dhadak. The film also stars debutante Janhvi Kapoor. Directed by Shashank Khaitan, the film will release on July 20, and is produced by Karan Johar.

 Ishaan and Janhvi both come from well-known families of the film industry. While Ishaan is the son of veteran actor Neelima Azeem and Rajesh Khatter, and also the half-brother of Shahid Kapoor, on the other hand, Janhvi Kapoor is the daughter of the iconic actor Sridevi and famous film producer, Boney Kapoor.

 Owing to these industry connections, the two have always come under the radar of nepotism, and since the time the film was announced, people have accused that the two have bagged the film only because of their family names. While Janhvi has earlier spoken on the issue in many interviews, now Ishaan has finally opened up and has expressed his take on nepotism.

 In a recent interview with The Indian Express, Ishaan said, "I believe everybody has their own destiny and will. To apply this concept of nepotism to every person who is related to films, I feel is generalisation. I can’t say in general people have it easier or tougher, I can only tell you my experiences. If I’ve to talk about myself, I am fortunate and proud of the family I am from, not only because it has given me opportunities to work in films but because I have been able to learn and derive so much from them since a very young age. It’s a personal thing."

He further added, "I am passionate about becoming an actor. I am lucky that I got to learn from them and there’s no resistance to it. As far as opportunities go, Karan sir (Karan Johar) met me. I don’t think a man of his experience will be careless with his decisions. For my first film with Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, he auditioned me and he had no idea about my family background. If anything, that knowledge would have killed my chances as he didn’t want anyone to bring any baggage on the sets. So, that’s how my journey has been so far."