Isha Koppikar remembers losing a project to a yesteryear heroine’s daughter; says ‘nepotism does exist’

Nepotism is undoubtedly one of the most infamous and talked about topics in our Hindi film industry. Every now and then we hear how some actor, who does not hail from a filmy family, lost a film to a star kid or the relative of the producer/director. Well, Isha Koppikar, who belongs to a family of doctors, has now revealed that she too faced a similar hurdle in her career as an actress. The beauty began her journey as a model and later made a debut in films with Chandralekha .

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In a recent chat with ETimes, Isha opened up about losing a project due to nepotism in the industry. She was quoted saying, “There are camps and nepotism does exist. In the early 2000s, I was supposed to do a big project, but a yesteryear heroine made a few calls and her daughter bagged the part. In mid-2000, I was called by a renowned producer who said that you have to be in the good books of the hero. I didn’t know what he meant. So, I called up the hero, who asked me to meet him alone.”

She remembered, “At that point, he was being accused of infidelity, so he asked me to visit him minus my staff. I called the producer and told him that I am here due to my talent and looks and if that can get me good work, then it’s good enough. I was thrown out of the film (laughs!).”

Isha has worked in many Bollywood films including Pinjar, Qayamat: City Under Threat , Krishna Cottage and LOC Kargil.