Emraan Hashmi reacts to Kangana Ranaut’s nepotism claims, says she got lead in Gangster

Emraan Hashmi is awaiting the release of his new web series Showtime, which revolves around the issue of nepotism in the film industry.

In a new interview with Dainik Bhaskar, Emraan got candid about the discussion around nepotism that was first thrown by actor Kangana Ranaut a few years ago. Emraan said that he found Kangana’s statements to be surprising. ( Showtime trailer: Karan Johar makes a show on nepotism in Bollywood. Watch)

What Emraan said

In the interview, Emraan said in Hindi, “I like Kangana a lot personally, as an artist. Maybe she might have had some bad experiences in the film industry. I have worked with her on Gangster. In that film she had a more important lead role than me.

That is why she got an exposure with that film. So, I don’t think that only the ones favoured with nepotism gets the chance. However, Kangana might have her own opinion, but putting the blame on the entire industry is wrong. There might be a few. Not all are drug addicts in the industry.”

Kangana and Emraan first worked together in Gangster, and then went on to star in multiple movies together including Raaz: The Mystery Continues, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, and Ungli.