Ishaan's father Rajesh Khattar supports Karan against his Nepotism tag

Filmmaker Karan Johar was titled the flag bearer of nepotism after he hosted actors Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan which later became the most controversial episode of his show.

Recently, Karan again faced the backlash of Nepotism remarks soon after he announced the launch of two-star kids - Shahid Kapoor's half-brother Ishaan Khattar and Sridevi's daughter Jahnavi Kapoor in Marathi film Sairat's Hindi remake titled Dhadak.

While at a recent media interaction, Ishaan's father actor Rajesh Khattar, spoke in support of Karan and rubbished the allegations of Nepotism. He expressed, "Social media is great to reach out if you have something to convey or share, but unfortunately, it has become an open defecation ground for trolls, where people want to dump their sh** on anyone they fancy. It's not as if Karan was compelled to take Ishaan! He is going by the subject and what he wants to project. The story is about youngsters in the 18-21-year-old age bracket and he wanted actors with no image, which is why he chose them (Janhvi and Ishaan), as quoted by DNA".

Rajesh pointed that his son bagged the role as he suited the character and met all requirements of the same. He further also said that there are several newcomers who have been getting breaks in the industry but star kids are trolled because they get some unnecessary attention from the public which is definitely not their fault.

"When big brands like Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, and Yash Raj Films launch newcomers, it is talked about, but it's not that other newcomers are not getting breaks. And the ones who have it in them and in their destinies are coming up. Where did Rajkummar Rao come from? Or for that matter, now Vicky Kaushal is coming up", he concluded.

Rajesh also added that if nepotism at all existed in the industry then the superstars' kids would have been superstars too, but that is precisely not the case.

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(Credits: DNA)