Few days back, Saif Ali Khan penned an open letter and expressed his views on the word Nepotism.

He stated, "So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is a lot of nepotism in the film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I’m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it’s none of my business."

Talking about his journey in films, he said, "My father told me when I was very young that I can forget about any kind of inheritance from him and he doesn’t have the kind of money I am imagining. Growing up in Delhi, there were many wealthy people. He said you are not like that. He said I will send you to good school and university but the rest is up to you."

He further said, "I found it frightening and I knew that wasn’t what I wanted. It made my parents worried. Then BR Chopra came to Delhi, offered me an ad, something to do in films. For the first time, I felt a sense of direction. I was fortunate that I came into films when the audience was quite forgiving, media was kind, I used to speak Hindi with a bit of an accent as I was straight out of England, have been in love with the profession since then."

Also speaking about freedom of expression in today's times, Saif said, "We do live in times where celebs and people are in general cautious about what they say. I think we live in so much fear. Whether that is founded or unfounded, I am not sure but it makes me uncomfortable to not share my thoughts."

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