Vivek Agnihotri-Apurva Asrani react to KJo's 'murder Anushka's career' statement
What's the story
Karan Johar is controversy's favorite child. The director-producer has been on the brunt of a lot of flak and has been termed the "flagbearer of nepotism" in Bollywood.
And, now old video of Johar is making rounds on social media where he spoke about trying to "murder" Anushka Sharma's career before her debut.
Filmmakers Vivek Agnihotri and Apurva Asrani have reacted to the same.
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Here's the video
'I totally wanted to murder Anushka Sharma's career' - Karan Johar confesses to Rajeev Masand & Anupama Chopra in 2016. Said in jest, I'm sure, but still a worthy point in the raging insider-outsider debate. pic.twitter.com/8JNLp8Kyud
— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) April 6, 2023
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Asrani's take on the outsider-insider debate
In the video, Johar candidly admitted to trying to sabotage Sharma's career when Aditya Chopra decided to cast her. However, he later apologized to Sharma. In fact, they collaborated together in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Apurva Asrani tweeted, "Said in jest, I'm sure, but still a worthy point in the raging insider-outsider debate." Johar has been tagged as the "mafia of Bollywood" by some.
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Agnihotri spoke about the issue, too
Vivek Agnihotri reacted to the video too and tweeted, "Someone's only hobby is to make or break careers. If Bollywood is in gutter, it's because of some people's dirty 'backroom' politics against talented outsiders."
This all stems back to 2016's Koffee with Karan, where Kangana Ranaut called the K3G director the flagbearer of nepotism. The insider-outsider debate is an ongoing issue in Bollywood.