Agastya Nanda Trolled For Old Remark On Getting Debut Without Training, Fans Say, 'Like Abhishek..'

Nepotism has become one of the biggest debates in Bollywood ever. The trend of a popular actor or filmmaker's children following in their parent's footsteps isn't new in Bollywood. However, the concern about privilege and lack of opportunities for outsiders has brought a lot of criticism. Recently, Amitabh Bachchan's grandson, Agastya Nanda's old interview went viral. The star kid who made his debut in 2024 with The Archies had shed light on how he always had the option to choose acting and got his debut role without going to acting school, which brought criticism from netizens. Here's what he said.

Agastya Nanda shares that his friends teased him that he would only go into business or acting 

Agastya Nanda is the son of Shweta Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan's daughter. Also, his father, Nikhil Nanda is son of Raj Kapoor's daughter. Consequently, he is already connected to two of the most renowned filmy families in Bollywood. Recently, his old interview with Film Companion went viral. During the interview, he shared that he always had two options: acting and business in the agricultural sector with his father, so his friends often teased him about how he had no other career option. He said:

"Initially, I was working with my dad and growing up, I saw the fire that my dad has for his work like I saw he loves it, and it's so contagious that when i used to go to work, i used to feel so excited but I was like I don't have that kind of fire for it that he does and if do this it's irresponsible on my part, I don't want to ruin whatever he had created."

Agastya shared that he had a long conversation with his father where he shared his feelings with his dad and later realised he loved acting with the release of his debut film, The Archies. The young actor realised that he simply acted in the first film with all his heart that felt good, so he thought if he learnt skill and craft, then how well it could be for him. Recalling how he got the role in Zoya Akhtar's directorial project, he said:

"I am so grateful to have this opportunity without having to do acting school, and I probably didn't deserve it. But, doing it, I did it all with my heart, and I was like, now, if I can do this with my heart, how can I add skill and craft with time? It can be something that I really enjoy, and I live there, so I have just started having fun with it. At first, you are so unaware of where you are doing what others are telling you to do. Now is where the fun starts."

Netizens call out Agastya Nanda's nepotism privilege

Recently, Agastya Nanda's old interview clip with Anupama Chopra on Film Companion went viral on Reddit and several netizens shared how the star kid was flaunting his nepotism privilege. One user compared Agastya with his uncle, Abhishek Bachchan and penned, "So just like uncle Abhishek LOL." Another netizen took a dig at nepotism and wrote, 

"Why don't these nepos create their film industry called nepowood and leave Bollywood alone? They have all the money to create such an industry anyway. And that way, they can do all the "fun acting" they wanna do meanwhile real talented actors will get some job in Bollywood, and the audience will be spared from these nepo atrocious acting as well."

Agastya Nanda shared his opinion on criticism faced by his uncle, Abhishek Bachchan 

In the same interview, Agastya Nanda shared his views on the criticism his uncle, Abhishek Bachchan faced due to the same nepotism debate and shared that everyone has to deal with criticism. He tries not to think much about it because he is not reminded about it. He mentioned: 

"Be aware of it; don't be ignorant. I did learn. I just watched the film and saw what was happening, and I just watched where I could improve like any person in any field would. Obviously, when you look at it, I was like, 'Oh God, what was I doing there? Why did I say,' But I am not putting anything on my wall. It's a bit too dark."

What do you think about Agastya Nanda getting trolled for his old comment? 

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