Published 14:32 IST, August 20th 2020
Rohit Shetty's 2018 account of Sara's 'struggle' to bag 'Simmba' fails to convince fans
Rohit Shetty in 2018 had revealed that Sara Ali Khan had not got 'Simmba' because of her star family but her own 'struggle'. Read on to know details.
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An old video of Rohit Shetty, in which he is telling why he cast Sara Ali Khan even before her first film released, is doing rounds on social media. video has been receiving a lot of criticism from netizens as y are t convinced how director had called Sara Ali Khan’s journey a ‘struggle’. Rohit Shetty in video was seen saying how n-newcomer had brought tears to his eyes by just making a certain gesture which he would t have expected from a ‘star kid’.
Rohit Shetty tells why he cast Sara in Simmba
Rohit Shetty along with lead cast (Sara Ali Khan and Ranveer Singh) of Simmba was seen attending Kapil Sharma Show to promote film. Kapil Sharma had asked Rohit Shetty as to why had he cast Sara Ali Khan even before her debut movie had released. Here is what Simmba director said,
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w that Sara has become a star, I can reveal this. (he folded his hands in an attempt to imitate Sara Ali Khan) ‘Sir please give me work’. She literally did this…[despite being] Saif Ali Khan’s daughter. Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan’s daughter walked all by herself to my office and to sit in front of a director and ask for work (again imitated how Sara Ali Khan had come with folded hands in front of him). gesture made me teary eyed and I told her you do my movie.
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Netizens t convinced
While Rohit Shetty had spoken those things to show how humble Sara Ali Khan was, netizens did t seem convinced by his reasoning to give her work. y took to twitter and expressed how ‘star kids’ are favoured over 'outsiders’ or any actor. Several netizens highlighted how what is rmal for an actor is seen as 'struggle' for star kids and how easy it becomes for m to get projects. Take a look at tweets.
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Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden demise left his fans devastated. It brought back into limelight existence of nepotism in Bollywood industry and how big production houses become biased. controversies surrounding tragic demise of Sushant Singh Rajput also brought back into light disparity with which actors with film background are treated in industry and how y have to struggle to sustain ir careers.
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14:32 IST, August 20th 2020