Mumbai: Abhay Deol, who hails from one of the prominent film families of Hindi film industry, has opened up about the deep-rooted menace of favouritism in Bollywood. The actor admits that the tragic death of Sushant Singh Rajput pushed him to speak up against the lobbying culture yet again.
Earlier, Deol took a dig at the award shows in Bollywood. Sharing his own personal experience, Abhay spoke about how he along with co-actor Farhan Akhtar got "demoted" at several award functions for their work in the hit film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Now, speaking to a leading publication, Abhay talked about the pressing issues that he has been touching upon through his social media posts.
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Sushant Singh Rajput's demise has elicited uproar over "privileged-club" and nepotism in the film industry. Deol admits that Rajput’s death shook him up and got him thinking.
"Sushant’s death definitely sort of pushed me to speak up a little bit. But, this isn’t my first time speaking up. In the past, I’ve taken on the biggest. I’m sorry it took someone’s death to wake everybody up. But I’m glad that people have taken note and they want to be heard. They’re asking for a change not just from the outside of the industry but even from the inside. What’s good today is that actors are speaking out. I had become quiet because I didn’t want to be the only one screaming. No man is an island, after all. And, without support, I alone couldn’t have brought about the change we need. So, I decided to speak up once again," Abhay was quoted as saying by the leading daily.
Not only this, Abhay recently also called out Bollywood celebrities for not voicing problems in their own country, and coming out to support the enraged Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
