TV Actress Sargun Mehta Blames Nepotism For Missing Good Auditions

Sargun has worked in television serials like 12/24 Karol Bagh, Phulwa, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada and Balika Vadhu. She found a lot of fame for her show Balika Vadhu.

Sargun Mehta has weighed in on the nepotism debate in Bollywood and talks about there being two aspects or versions about nepotism in the industry.

She started her career by getting lucky with a role in a TV show and without contacts or any help from inside the industry.

She has made her transition from the small screen to the big screen like some TV actors haven’t been able to do. When she was asked to comment on the long-standing debate she told Hindustan Times, “I have always had two versions of it. First one is, the good roles never come to us [outsiders], we are not even auditioned for them, because they are already taken away.”

She further added, “You will have to really look in the past few years to see how many outsiders made it easily, or coming up in numbers more. Basically, everyone around is a star-kid. But then there are people like Nushrat Bharucha and Kartik Aaryan, who are making it. However, look at how they made it. Their films weren’t big-budget ones, or they weren’t invested in, or ‘launched’. They were the ones who made it, just because, like a chance.”

While talking about the other version she said, “Say, my father runs a business, and today my brother is running it for him. There are people who have worked with him for 30 years, but today, my brother is the boss. That’s not fair, but that’s what parents do, and that’s what a legacy is supposed to be. Why would somebody work hard for 30 years if they can’t give it to their kids? Nepotism, I feel, sometimes is a little over-hyped and sometimes very true.”

Sargun has worked in television serials like 12/24 Karol Bagh, Phulwa, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada and Balika Vadhu. She found a lot of fame for her show Balika Vadhu.