Vivek Oberoi labels Bollywood as 'an exclusive club' where surnames matter
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Actor Vivek Oberoi said that Bollywood isn't an ideal place for newcomers to grow as it is an 'exclusive club'.
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi who's series' Inside Edge came out with its third season on December 3, has an opinion about Bollywood and it's not very pretty. The 'Masti' actor, in an interview, said that he felt Bollywood doesn't nurture young talent and called it an 'exclusive club'.
He also said that in Bollywood, unfortunately, only someone's surname or contacts matter.
Talking about Bollywood with 20 years of experience in it, Vivek told Hindustan Times, "As far as practical aspects of it, being ….(sounds funny when I say it) being a senior who has been around for 20 years, I do feel we have missed a trick or two. One big complaint that I have against my industry is that we haven’t developed the nursery that nurtures young talent. It is difficult. We made it into this exclusive club where it is either surname or who you know or which lobby or which darbar you do a salaam at… that matters, not your talent. That’s unfortunate."
