Tanishaa Mukherji: 'I am number one poster child of nepotism failing'

The debate on the issue of nepotism in the film industry has been going on for a long. However, since the sudden demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, this issue has been discussed more in the last year than before. During this discussion, all the stars have spoken about nepotism and now, actress Tanishaa Mukherji has named it 'a rubbish argument.'

New Delhi: 

The debate on the issue of Nepotism in the film industry has been going on for a long. However, since the sudden demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, this issue has been discussed more in the last year than before. During this discussion, all the stars have spoken about nepotism and now, actress Tanishaa Mukherji has named it 'a rubbish argument.'

Speaking to a leading daily, Tanishaa said, "Nepotism is a rubbish argument. It’s just a fancy word that people are using out of the context a lot of times. In today’s industry, if you are not working hard, you are not being seen...A person, who is not a star kid and makes it big in the industry, they will talk about how difficult it was to get their first break. But they don’t have to deal with the pre-conceived notion that the whole world had about a star kid--yeh toh Dharmendra ka beta, isko toh Dharam paaji k Tarah Hona Hai or yeh toh Tanuja ki beti hai, isko toh Tanuja ki tarah hona hai (he is Dharmendra's son, he should be like him or she is Tanuja's daughter, she should be like her)."

Further, she added, "Main toh nepotism ki number 1 example honi chahiye thi (I should have been the number one example of nepotism). I have got Rani (Mukerji) on one side, Ajay (Devgn) on one side, my mother is Tanuja, my sister is Kajol and I also have Ayan (cousin, director) in the family. I am number one poster child of nepotism failing. (laughs) All those people screaming nepotism, look at me and then talk."

On the professional front, Tanishaa will next star in the horror drama Rosie: The Saffron Chapter, directed by Vishal Mishra. She made her debut in Bollywood with Sssshhh... in 2003. She went on to feature in several movies like Neal ‘n’ Nikki, Sarkar, Tango Charlie and One Two Three.