Inaamulhaq, the ‘Jolly LLB 2’ actor, accuses Bollywood of overlooking genuine talent and a sheer biased administration in the casting business. While the entertainment industry lives on the blood and sweat of the stars, the actor demands an answer to who is shedding their tears for work.
Inaamulhaq called out casting agents for manipulation
The 45-year-old actor, who last worked in ‘Pippa’ alongside Ishaan Khatter, talked about the blatant manipulation and favoritism by the middlemen. In the conversation with Digital Commentary, Inaamulhaq talked about being ‘Akshay Kumar’s co-star’ and highlighted that the modern way of distributing roles has caused problems in the industry, calling out casting agents for lack of transparency. “I see a lot of outsiders, and you can genuinely feel their frustration. Many of them live in Versova, I live there too, and whenever I meet them, there’s a visible sadness. This sadness mostly stems from the unfair practices of casting agencies,” he said in the interview.
Furthermore, Inaamulhaq suggested that the directors should take responsibility, as they only choose amongst the short-listed actors while sitting in an air-conditioned room. “But my question is, who are these 10 actors being shortlisted?” he continued. He questioned the genuineness of the process, asking whether it’s not possible that the list is being manipulated.
Inaamulhaq compares the time of Rajinikanth and Jackie Shroff
Discussing the difference during the previous decades, Inaamulhaq cited that the casting departments were in-house, and the director would have the right to choose the appropriate actors, which could change the entire course. “Subhash Ghai discovered Jackie Shroff this way. Rajinikanth was a bus conductor when someone spotted him, and today, he’s a legend. But in today’s environment, if someone like Rajinikanth were starting, a casting director might not even forward his profile,” he addressed. Inaamulhaq doesn’t blame casting directors alone; he demands that the directors and producers reopen the in-house casting departments. “You’re lagging behind, and that’s why we keep seeing the same 10 to 12 faces on screen,” he concluded. Go to Source
