Sunny Deol talks about nepotism, admits he wouldn’t have an acting career without Dharmendra: ‘Papa is such a big icon…’

Sunny Deol, who is all set to appear in Gadar 2, has shared his thoughts about the nepotism debate. The actor stressed that his father Dharmendra played a role in facilitating his career. However, he stressed that nepotism wasn’t the driving factor, dismissing it as a narrative propagated by frustrated individuals. 

In an interview with Aaj Tak, the host asked Sunny, “If Dharam ji was not an actor, where would you be today?” Sunny said, “I don’t know, wherever my father would be working, maybe I too would be working there.”

The actor agreed that he was an actor because of Dharmendra, and said that since his father is such a huge star, he got the platform and opportunity of becoming an actor. He said, “One has to understand that in a family, the child follows and imitates what his father does. The hate and nepotism is being spread by those people who are frustrated. What’s wrong if a father wants to do something for his son or daughter? If not his family, then who is the father working for?”