Kangana Ranaut has referred to Karan as the ‘flag-bearer of nepotism’. He has often been accused of favouring star kids at the cost of talent with no connections to the industry. Anurag said that if newcomers were looking to get launched by Yash Raj Films and Dharma Productions, then they were looking in the wrong place. “Agar aapko break chahiye hi YRF se aur Dharma se, toh bohot lambi line hai. Saal mein 4-5 filmein karenge (If you want YRF and Dharma to give you a break, then there is a long queue. They make 4-5 films in a year) and there also, the studio wants to work with stars because they are making films at a bigger cost,” he said. “Aap jaa ke Hansal Mehta ke office ke bahar kyun nahi line laga rahe ho? Main naye logon ke saath kaam karta hoon. Aise bohot saare naye logon ke saath kaam karte hai.
Aap line hi galat jagah laga rahe ho (Why don’t you queue up outside Hansal Mehta’s office? I work with newcomers, and there a lot of others as well. You are queueing up in the wrong place to begin with),” he said. Anurag Kashyap said that Karan Johar, being a businessman along with a filmmaker, could give someone a big launch and make their career but did not have the power to destroy someone.
