Published 17:57 IST, July 17th 2020

Avinash Tiwari counters R Balki's recent statement on nepotism in Bollywood

Taking to Twitter, Avinash Tiwari posted a response to R Balki's recent interview, where the filmmaker challenged people to find better actors than star kids.

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Filmmaker R Balki recently spoke about ongoing nepotism debate in Bollywood. R Balki called whole nepotism debate "foolish" and hailed Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt as some of finest actors of this generation. He also challenged people to find better actors than Ranbir and Alia.

Responding to R Balki's statement, actor Avinash Tiwari pointed out that "better actors" are t given an opportunity to show off ir talent in Bollywood film industry. 

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Avinash Tiwari responds to R Balki's recent statement on nepotism in Bollywood

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Taking to social media, actor Avinash Tiwari responded to Filmmaker R Balki's recent statement on Bollywood's nepotism. In an interview with an entertainment portal, R Balki claimed that one could find "better actors" than Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. R Balki also slammed anti-nepotism debate that started on social media after Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

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In his response, Avinash Tiwari pointed out that R Balki would t kw of actors who are better than Ranbir and Alia. He ded that new actors are t given an opportunity to make ir debut into Bollywood. Moreover, Avinash Tiwari also claimed that R Balki and or people did t step out to watch new actors in atres, which furr contributed to nepotism problem in film industry. 

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In his interview with an entertainment portal, R Balki claimed that nepotism existed everywhere. He also pointed out that debate was a foolish one, as everyone wanted ir children to take over ir business. However, R Balki did mit that star kids have an unfair vant when it comes to making ir debut in Bollywood. 

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But filmmaker also ded that anti-nepotism crowd was being unfair to star kids who h genuine talent. R Balki claimed that audiences did t like actors without talent. While he agreed that outsiders h a harder time getting a break into Bollywood, he also claimed that talent always got an opportunity in industry. 

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[Promo from Avinash Tiwari Instagram and R Balki Facebook]

17:57 IST, July 17th 2020