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Imtiaz Ali’s films taught me that getting what you want won’t save you | Opinion-entertainment News

Imtiaz Ali’s films taught me that getting what you want won’t save you | Opinion-entertainment News

Have you ever wept after months of feeling the tears gather at the edges of your being? Have you ever wept until you thought there was nothing left, only to find yourself yearning for more tears, as though they were the very thing your soul had been starved of all along? Have you ever found yourself gasping between sobs after spending so long breathing through life on sheer endurance alone? Have you ever comforted yourself because there was no one else around to do it for you? Have you ever tried to lift your own spirits while knowing that, after all, you were all you had? On an otherwise random summer Monday afternoon, I found myself doing exactly all this. The tears arrived after seasons of anticipation, after many afternoons spent sensing their approach, postponing their arrival, pretending they belonged to another day. And when they finally came, they came all at once. What came to mind almost instantly was Harry (Shah Rukh Khan) from Imtiaz Ali’s Jab Harry Met Sejal. There is a moment …

‘Outsiders have it easier’: Imtiaz Ali says Ranbir-Alia face greater scrutiny as nepo kids | Bollywood News

‘Outsiders have it easier’: Imtiaz Ali says Ranbir-Alia face greater scrutiny as nepo kids | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiJun 6, 2026 01:03 PM IST Nepotism continues to be one of the most debated subjects in Bollywood. The insider-versus-outsider discourse has remained a recurring talking point in the industry, with star kids often facing scrutiny over their privileges while outsiders highlight the challenges of breaking into the business. Over the years, countless actors and filmmakers have been asked to weigh in on the issue, and the latest to share his perspective is filmmaker Imtiaz Ali. ‘People coming from outside have it easier’ In a conversation with Zoom, Imtiaz addressed the insider-versus-outsider debate and spoke about actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, who are frequently labelled as products of nepotism. Offering a perspective that differs from the popular narrative, he said, “I feel that Alia, Ranbir and many other actors and people of the film industry who have been born in the film industry go through an added toughness because they’ve got examples of success right around them. They have to compete with their own fathers, uncles and mothers to call themselves, …