Ishaan Khattar’s dad Rajesh on nepotism jibes: It’s not as if Karan was compelled to take Ishaan!

Monday, 27 November 2017 07:00

Ever since Karan Johar, in association with Zee Studios, announced his film Dhadak, starring Janhvi and Ishaan, the filmmaker got trolled for nepotism.

While Janhvi is Sridevi’s daughter, Ishaan is Shahid Kapoor’s half-brother. The Twitterati went all out to target the director for launching kids from the industry.

Perturbed by the backlash, Ishaan’s father and actor Rajesh Khattar says, “Social media is great to reach out if you have something to convey or share, but unfortunately, has become an open defecation ground for trolls, where people want to dump their sh** on anyone they fancy.” Talking about his son he adds, “It’s not as if Karan was compelled to take Ishaan! He is going by the subject and what he wants to project. The story is about youngsters in the 18-21-year-old age bracket and he wanted actors with no image, which is why he chose them.”

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