Vineet Kumar Singh doesn’t believe in ‘nepotism debate’

Vineet Kumar Singh marked his debut with the film ‘Pitaah’ in 2002. In a recent interview, the actor got emotional while sharing how his career isn’t where he imagined it would be.

In a conversation with a popular entertainment news portal, Vineet revealed that he doesn’t feel angry or upset about anyone’s privilege in the industry, but he compared his career trajectory to Alia Bhatt, citing it as an example of how privilege functions.

During the interview, Vineet said that he ‘doesn’t believe in the nepotism debate’, mentioning that he understands why the film industry veterans would want their own children to get opportunities. “A human’s child will be human; an animal’s child will be an animal and seeds of a rose grow roses, nothing else. Why would you not care for the child you’ve given birth to? They’re just privileged to have a lineage in the film industry and have people guiding them. It’s my luck that my father is a mathematician and my mother was a housewife,” he said.

The actor also recalled the shoot for the 2007 film ‘Dhokha’, directed by Pooja Bhatt. At that time, he even considered moving back to Banaras. He also recalled seeing Alia Bhatt sitting in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s lap during the shoot. “I remember I was doing ‘Dhokha’. I had a phase when I didn’t know what was happening, so I went back to Banaras. Nothing happened for eight years. We were going to Udaipur to shoot. Alia at that time was so young she would sit in Mahesh Bhatt’s lap. I was struggling then; I am struggling today too. Alia is a fantastic actor, but when you get opportunities on time, your life can change,” Vineet shared.