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Ibrahim Ali Khan is making his Bollywood debut alongside Khushi Kapoor and the internet isn’t happy

Ibrahim Ali Khan is making his Bollywood debut alongside Khushi Kapoor and the internet isn’t happy

The celeb kids will star in a Karan Johar movie on Netflix, and people are already criticising Kapoor's terrible acting skills and Bollywood's nepotism.
01 Feb, 2025

Ibrahim Ali Khan, son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, is set to make his acting debut in Karan Johar’s upcoming movie Nadaaniyan alongside Khushi Kapoor. The movie will be released on Netflix.

Nadaaniyan will be Khan’s introduction as an actor, while Kapoor has starred in a few projects, including The Archies and Loveyapa.

However, audiences are disappointed by the choice to cast Kapoor in Khan’s first film because of her acting capabilities or lack thereof.

The nepotism of it all

Others criticised Bollywood’s nepotistic nature for casting celebrities’ children despite their lack of skills and the availability of far better actors. Both of Khan’s parents are actors, while Kapoor’s mother is the late star Sridevi and her father is producer Boney Kapoor.

An X (formerly Twitter) user questioned how Kapoor got so many acting roles despiting having “no screen presence” and “bad reviews”.

“And people say nepo privilege doesn’t exist now,” they added.

Another netizen highlighted that “nepotism was real”, and quoted actor Kriti Sanon who allegedly said celebrities’ children get their second and third film deals before the first movie is even released.

An X user said, “Where there is nepotism, there is Karan Johar.” Johar, who was once referred to as “the flag-bearer of nepotism” by actor Kangana Ranaut, is known for launching stars’ children into the film industry. He debuted Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, and Jhanvi Kapoor.

On Instagram, someone questioned if the actors could even act. “What’s the important criteria to get into a movie? Acting? Oh, that’s not important.”

Dump it on Netflix

Other social media users said that an OTT media service release for the movie (which means it will release on Netflix and not in theatres) was a cop-out on Johar’s part so he didn’t lose any money.

An Instagram user said that if Johar had faith in his actors, director and movie then he should release the film in theatres, adding that an “OTT release itself shows your confidence in the movies and actors.”

They added that Laapata Ladies featured new actors and released in theatres because the movie had “substance and the makers had that confidence”.

While Nadaaniyan doesn’t have a release date yet, it’s apparent that viewers have conflicting feelings about the movie. However, we must say we’re quite excited to see Khan in his first-ever film. Let’s hope he’s a little better at acting than his co-star.

Comments

Laila Feb 01, 2025 02:36pm
2 nepo babies making their debut. The outrage is understandable. Maybe our neighbors should consider not watching movies with nepo babies to end this generational circle. Don't buy cinema tickets. Don't watch the trailers. Don't talk about it. Without PR, commercial movies die.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Feb 01, 2025 03:13pm
Nepotism at its peak.
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Taj Ahmad Feb 01, 2025 04:41pm
Kapoor family and Bollywood work together over 75 years before taken over by Khan’s family. Let’s wish all success to both families in the years to come.
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Gurpreet Singh Feb 01, 2025 09:40pm
I don’t understand why people specifically have a problem with the children of actors adopting the profession of their parents. Nobody has a problem when a doctor’s son becomes a doctor or a lawyer’s daughter becomes a lawyer. Its only natural for the children of actors to become actors. And if they aren’t good enough they’ll be rejected by the audience. Its that simple.
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M. Saeed Feb 01, 2025 11:26pm
Clearly Bollywood has changed in to a den of nepotism. It is better to name it Nepowood!
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Gully Goo Feb 02, 2025 02:29am
who cares. thanks.
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Anuj Sitamgarh Feb 02, 2025 02:59pm
@LAILA May be both are 'nepo babies' but Ibrahim has potential. Actually, most viewers are not happy with Khushi's performance.
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Shaista Feb 02, 2025 05:39pm
And what does this have to do with Pak? Promote Pak stars please, ignore the rest.
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Raj Feb 02, 2025 05:56pm
@Taj Which Kapoor's are you talking about? Prithviraj Kapoor and Boney Kapoor are miles apart
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