Nepotism has always been a hot topic when it came to the Bollywood industry and the debates of ‘insider and outside have also been there. Lately, the topic blew out of proportion after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, as many assumed that just because he was an ‘outsider’ the Bollywood industry did not accept him and that he faced the nepotism. Fans of the late actor lashed out at directors, filmmaker’s and star kids for sabotaging the late actor’s career.
Now amid the nepotism debate, Abhishek Bachchan has given a very smooth reply to a troll who took a dig at that the actor saying he is popular only because of his family and not because of his skills. The man further compared Abhishek’s followers to that of Prachi Desai, who is an ‘outsider’.
The user tagged Kangana Ranaut in his tweet and collated the follower count of Abhishek with actor Prachi Desai as he wrote, “OUTSIDER VS NEPOTISM. @ItsPrachiDesai 1.3M followers. @juniorbachchan 15.3M followers. And you guys are expecting good from #Bollywood. I mean How? Its high time that we should start appreciating and supporting #talent.”
Soon after this, the ‘Guru’ actor very calmly responded to the user who suggested that Junior Bachchan is popular only because he belongs to the Bachchan family. Abhishek wrote, “I assure you Mr Singhal the amount of followers you have on social media is by no means a barometer of acceptance or popularity or talent. My friend @ItsPrachiDesai is a very talented actor and doesn’t need social media to endorse that. Her work speaks for itself.”
Abhishek and Prachi have worked together in the film ‘Bol Bachchan’.
Here’s the tweet:
https://twitter.com/AkshittSinghal/status/1308764713786814465?s=19
This is not the first time that Abhishek has given a heart winning reply to the trolls on social media. Earlier, when Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan were hospitalized after testing positive of COVID 19, a user had taunted Abhishek saying, “Your father admitted in hospital… Ab kiske bharose baith ke khaoge? (who will feed you now),” to which Mr. Junior Bachchan wrote, “Filhaal toh let ke kha rahe hain dono saath aspatal mein (right now both of us are being well fed at the hospital).” The same user further wrote, “Get well soon sir… Har kisi ki kismat me let ke khana kaha (not everyone has the good fortune to be well taken care of),” and even to this, Abhishek gave a graceful reply, “I pray that you are never in a situation like ours and that you remain safe and healthy. Thank you for your wishes, ma’am.”
On the work front, Abhishek Bachchan has started shooting for The Big Bull and co-starring Ileana D’Cruz, the film is reportedly based on stockbroker Harshad Mehta, who had committed many financial crimes. Also, the actor will be seen in Dinesh Vijan’s Dasvi co-starring Nimrat Kaur and Yami Gautam.
