Manoj Bajpayee and Apurva have worked together in films such as Satya and Aligarh.
Writer Apurva Asrani took to his Twitter account on Wednesday and wrote a harsh note around the ongoing discussion around nepotism in the film industry, a topic triggered by the death of Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide on Sunday.
In his post, Apurva said that it is not just Bollywood "insiders" that play power politics with talented people but even "outsiders" do the same. He wrote, "Many have woken up to feel bad for #SushantSingh after he took his life, but very few spoke for him during his struggle. And the more successful he got, the more he was boycotted, maligned. Thankgod for gracious men like Manoj Bajpayee who spoke for him when it mattered. This is the same Manoj Bajpayee who stood by me in 2017 when I was discredited from my work, slandered in the press & suffered a complete breakdown. I have no ill will today, but I must point out that I suffered at the hands of 'outsiders', not nepotism. This system is messed up. Some many talented filmmakers & actors are not getting their due, because a nexus between the powerful & the press exists. If you are someone who dares to be outspoken, if you don’t suck up, then your achievements will be ignored; in film reviews, at award ceremonies.."
He further added, "The ones that feel too much, & this should be an asset in the arts, either become sick or take their own lives. Others, like me, move away. Some continue to do selective work, others start farms/hotels. This is a system that becomes vindictive if you call a spade a spade. If you didn’t like one of their films, they won't work with you again. If you reject a script written by a film critic, they can go from loving your work to hating it overnight. I once rejected the romantic overtures of a journalist & he has pulled all stops to bring me down since. The environment is toxic. The powerful feed on the passionate, the mediocre destroy the brilliant. By calling this nepotism, you are ignoring the elephant in the room."
Manoj Bajpayee and Apurva have worked together in films such as Satya and Aligarh. Speaking about Sushant, Manoj had recently said, "My mind is not leaving the image of him (Sushant) on the first day (of Sonchiriya shoot), coming to me and suddenly touching my feet. All the perceptions that people were floating about him, that one gesture of his just questioned everything. Not that he touched my feet...it just says so many things about his background, where he came from."
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