Published 16:28 IST, June 18th 2020
Neeraj Madhav describes the challenges of being an outsider in the Malayalam film industry
Neeraj Madhav took to social media and penned a lengthy post describing the challenges of being an outsider in Mollywood. Check out the actor's post
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Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden demise has raised many questions about film industry. It has put spotlight on mental health and nepotism. According to posts on social media, many people have alleged that deep-rooted nepotism in Bollywood deprived young actor of opportunities. Echoing similar sentiments, actor Neeraj Madhav took to Facebook to write a lengthy post.
Neeraj Madhav's take on Mollywood
Neeraj Madhav took to social media and wrote a lengthy post describing challenges of being an outsider in Malayalam film industry. In his Facebook post, actor revealed that power structure in Mollywood demands unquestionable compliance from young stars. Madhav claimed re were consequences if young actors chose to defy unwritten rules of industry.
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South Indian film star mentioned that when he looked back on six years of his career in film industry, he seemed to have broken various rules and also faced repercussions for same. In industry, Neeraj Madhav ted that hierarchy was re on sets of movies. He shared instances like sitting in a cross-legged position, wearing sunglasses on film sets, or sharing one’s views on scripts were considered as signs of arrogance. He revealed that one needed to fake humility, cooperation and subservience on sets. actor also added that he lost out on several opportunities as he came across as a little demanding.
Neeraj Madhav also shared how daunting it would be to survive in Bollywood, which is quite huge, when it was quite difficult for him to make a mark in Mollywood. actor reminisced that during filming of Family Man, he was offered a role in Chhichhore, starring Sushant Singh Rajput in lead role. However, young star had to turn down project because of date issues.
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Neeraj Madhav wondered if he had worked in Bollywood movie, he would have opportunity to kw late actor personally. Moreover, South Indian actor could have been able to relate with star on account that neir of m had a godfar in film industry. Moreover, he could have also befriended Sushant Singh Rajput.
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16:28 IST, June 18th 2020