Adnan Sami weighs in on 'Outsider-Insider' debate in the Indian film industry, read letter

Bollywood singer nan Sami on Wednesday took to his Twitter handle to share a long statement on ongoing 'Insider-Outsider' debate as an aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput's unfortunate death by suicide. singer recently revealed how musicians are exploited in Indian music industry and needed a 'Herculean' shakeup.

Sami wrote that he has thing against anyone till time opportunity is t taken away from more deserving person on basis of privilege. singer also raised an argument about how new talent is 'ragged' during award shows by sharing 'distasteful inside jokes'.

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Re full statement

Today, after immense retrospection and self reflection, I have decided to voice my thoughts on some matters plaguing our industry. I see around me, names of industry leers — veterans who through ir talent and hard work have me a timeless place for mselves in this industry, used as mascots to prove industry's acceptance of outsiders. Such people, including myself came at a time when seniors in Bollywood were seasoned, secure within and y respected talent and saw value in developing and nurturing new talent for growth of industry.

re are countless examples of outsiders and insiders in past competing for positions and roles that were eventually rewarded on merit, whom today you look at as 'Stars' were once banked upon by similar individuals who were willing to be fair and take that small risk for bigger picture.

We have all been privy to how in recent times roles and positions have been rewarded and truth is, we have turned a bling eye towards what impact that maybe having on overall culture of how our industry is looked at and most importantly how unwelcoming it makes someone who may t have a line feel. To be fair, it is only natural for audience to show an interest and love for children of artists whom y ore, however to interpret that as a justified place and a right to feel entitled and crack distasteful 'inside' jokes in award functions with incredible new artists, as if y are giving you ( audience) so called 'privilege' (for which y're being paid!!) to ridicule, humiliate and RAG new talent, which by and large is usually far more talented than m but, y use such tactics to demoralise m in order to keep mselves 'insecurely-secure' only because y are so called outsiders!!

... Does this happen in Oscars or Baftas? !!! This is Bollywood!!! We have biggest pool of people consisting of 1.3 billion people!!! What is most important is to ackwledge incredible children who are truly gifted with talent regardless of ir pedigree and realise that body and absolutely body is entitled to anything. It is artists from all walks of life and n y decide who y wish to watch or hear. I have thing against anyone who deserves to be in a position as long as it wasn't snatched away from a more deserving hand based off privilege.

To conclude, We are re for you, and will fight to ensure that you share you gift of God with World which God intended.

I hope and pray that whilst world is transitioning and evolving in se trying times, we return back to our respective industries to a new, empatic, open-minded and welcoming culture. A culture that allows a child who many t have any resources to believe that if he or she is honest, works hard and is talented, can stand shoulder to shoulder with greatest stars this country has produced.

I was that child and it is my prayer that, that dream can come alive again for more children in future.

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