May 15, 2024, 11:24 PM IST

6 Bollywood directors accused of nepotism

Aman Wadhwa

Karan Johar has often been accused of favouring Alia Bhatt over other actresses in Bollywood

Aditya Chopra was accused of nepotism when he gave multiple chances to his brother Uday Chopra

Rakeysm Omprakash Mehra was questioned after he worked with Abhishek Bachchan in Delhi 6 and launched Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor in Mirzya

Zoya Akhtar was accused of nepotism when she launched Suhana Khan, Agastya Bachchan, and Khushi Kapoor in The Archies

Shashank Khaitan has majorly worked with star kids in his films such as Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, and Janhvi Kapoor

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has now been accused of nepotism for casting his niece Sharmin Segal in his OTT debut series Heeramandi

Sharmin Segal's performance as Alamzeb has been criticised severely by audiences and critics

Sharmin Segal has even disabled her Instagram comments after being trolled for her acting in Heeramandi

Sharmin Segal made her acting debut in the 2019 film Malaal, which was produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali 

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