"Not All Nepotism Is The Same Either” - Alaya F Explains Nepotism's Layers 

Alaya F is the daughter of actress Pooja Bedi and entered Bollywood in 2020 with Jawaani Jaaneman. In a recent interview, she candidly discussed the prevalent topic of nepotism in the entertainment industry.Alaya F says, "Not all nepotism is the same either. You know, there are so many layers and levels to it. I don't have someone who's calling the shots for me. I don't have someone that's going to guarantee give me another big movie, even if, you know, I do an awful job in one, and then you see so many people that have sort of really grown up, you know, in this world, and you see them have a certain ease at a party because they've grown up around all the people that are there. They know everyone so deeply; their parents are the parties, which is wonderful. I wish my parents were also there; you know, there's a certain ease to it. There's a certain fear that's not there, and I still feel like I hold that fear very strongly with me. I'm not free of that fear."She further added, "It's such a fight to get the movies that I want. You know that I really feel like these are the ones I want. It's a fight to get meetings that I want sometimes; you know, it's a journey. And sometimes you feel like, well, why is this happening to me? You know why I need to fight so much harder sometimes? Why do I need to consistently keep proving myself, even when I feel that I have proved myself in so many ways? So, that's a little weird sometimes. So to still constantly remind yourself that you are good at what you do and that you are here to do something, you just have to persist with it. I think that's the hardest bit for me."