Published 14:36 IST, June 30th 2020

Vikrant Massey stands by Kunal Kemmu amid OTT event snub, asks 'when will system be fair'

Actor Vikrant Massey has posed a question following the unfairness practiced by some of the industry bigwigs in not inviting actor Kunal Kemmu for an OTT event.

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Vikrant Massey took to Twitter to finally break his silence on ongoing debates about nepotism and lobbying in Hindi film industry. Chhapaak actor has carved a niche for himself in industry and is touted as a refined actor in film and television industry. He shared actor Kunal Kemmu's mess hinting at his exclusion from an important OTT anuncement event on Monday and questioned practices of industry through his tweet.

He mentioned recent progressive step taken by Hindustan Unilever to remove word 'Fair' from ir popular cosmetic product and expressed impatience with old practice of 'unfairness' in film industry.

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Kunal Kemmu took to his Twitter handle to pen a heartfelt mess after he was snubbed from  OTT movie release anuncement event on Monday. Expressing hope and positivity after lack of representation given at Disney+ Hotstar anuncement event, Kemmu wrote a mess with 'folded hands' emoji.

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He wrote in Hindi, "Love and respect are t demanded but earned. One doesn't become small if you don't receive that. Just give us an equal empty ground to play, we can also jump high." [sic]

In wake of actor Sushant Singh's tragic death, netizens have been bombarding a few film stars with accusations of 'campism' and nepotism prevalent in film industry which suppresses 'outsiders' and ir talents.  act of t including talented actors like Vidyut Jammwal and Kunal Kemmu in a significant Bollywood event has also led to an uproar on social media. 

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What's next for Vikrant Massey?

actor was last seen in lead role alongside Deepika Padukone in Chhapaak directed by Meghna Gulzar. Massey will feature next in a number of projects on big screen starting with Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, a comedy satire with Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles.

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Vikrant will also be a part of upcoming mystery thriller Haseen Dillruba. film directed by Vinil Maw stars Taapsee Pannu in lead. He has concluded shooting for his next comedy Ginny Weds Sunny directed by debutant Puneet Khanna. Vikrant and Yami Gautam will be seen as titular characters.

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14:36 IST, June 30th 2020