Mrunal Thakur Was DENIED A Speech On An Awards Night: 'I Was Awarded The Same As Jahnvi But...'

From the past couple of years, Bollywood has come under fire for various issues, especially nepotism. Now, actress Mrunal Thakur, who made her start with television, talked about the raging insider vs outsider debate.

Mrunal Thakur, in a video that is now going viral on Reddit, mentions that star kids aren’t at fault for being born into the industry. She notes the audience’s intense interest in them, sharing an incident when Janhvi Kapoor’s arrival at an event disrupted her award speech.

“It’s not their fault, they are star kids, it us we, as common people who are so intrigued to know what’s going on in their life. I will give you one simple example- an award night was going on and an interview session was happening and I am in the middle of an interview and the media ran behind the star kid, now tell me. I have been awarded as Best Actor Critics, same as Janhvi being awarded the same night. I wasn’t even handed a speech,” she said.

She continued, “I am not saying I am jealous or something. I am saying that it’s not their fault. So stop pointing nepotism, nepotism. There’s a big full stop right now also by KJo casting Avinash and I by casting in the same web series, Ghost Stories. So, nepotism doesn’t exist inside. It also, what I feel, depends on the audience and the media especially. I respect media and I think what I am is because of the media. I am able to reach to the audience. The audience sees me because of you. But these are the same people who talk about nepotism.”

After gaining fame on Kumkum Bhagya, Mrunal entered Bollywood with Love Sonia. Recognition grew with her role alongside Hrithik Roshan in Super 30. She then featured in big-budget films like Batla House, Jersey, Sita Ramam, and others.