Ranvir Shorey: Handful of Bollywood Celebs Secretly Rule Entire Industry

Ranvir Shorey opened up on cartelization in Bollywood and said that there are five to six people who secretly rule the entire industry.

‘This entire insider versus outsider and nepotism debate can be summed up under one term ‘cartelization’. Around the world, laws are made against it in every industry. But Bollywood is still not an industry on paper. It is like an unorganized sector’, he said.

He went on to say,

in such a situation, some big names and banners co-operate for their gains and reap the profit while also gaining control over the entire operation. In cartelization, five to six big layers come together and capture the entire market. The same thing exists in the film industry as well.

Ranvir stated that nepotism is not about money, but about the reputation and goodwill that is being passed on. No one cares if you pass on your money and assets to your son, daughter, nephew, or any other relative. The problem here is that along with money, the entire reputation, fame, and goodwill are also passed on. A renowned barber will pass on his shop to his son, and not the other best barbers of the city, which is fine. But now, even though the son has never cut hair, people will flock to him because of the reputation of his father. This is what nepotism is, he explained.

He also opened up on getting rejected and replaced sue with a relative or famous star. ‘In multi-starred films, big directors will only flash the names of the bigger stars and we don’t even get a mention. Good actors with no famous backing don’t even get nominations at award shows of the times’, he averred.

Ranvir has been a part of the film industry for almost 2 decades now and has starred in a number of films. He was last seen in Kunal Kemmu’s ‘Lootcase’ and was lauded for his performance in the film.