The debate around nepotism has dominated social media ever since Kangana Ranaut pointed this out in 2017. The debate around the topic only quadrupled after the unfortunate demise of Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14. A lot of Hindi film actors, mostly who didn't belong to a film family, narrated scathing stories of how they were victims of unfair lobbying and groupism that hasn't given the promising artists opportunities to bloom in the industry.

Actor Hina Khan, who has dabbled with television, films, has spoken about the issue. Speaking to India Today about nepotism and how star kids have an upper hand over an outsider in the Hindi film industry, she said, "If I talk about myself, I have done TV, films, web series, music videos and now I am doing a digital film. I am giving my best because I know that I will have to perform well in all my films then someone might notice me. We need to work very hard to get noticed by a big producer or director."