Kangana Ranaut's Nepotism remark has been trolled by many B-town celebs but the filmmaker from whose film Kangana started off her Bollywood career agrees with her.

Mahesh Bhatt agreed to Kangana's remark, "There is some truth to what, she says. The film industry not only in India but also Hollywood is insular. It's inward-looking. It doesn't look beyond its own little window, so it seems like a fortress to an outsider, hence I don't grudge her view. That is the reality, but you can't generalise this kind of critique. My career says that my doors will always be open for all. When an Anupam Kher walked in through my door at 28 and got Saaransh, it launched his unimaginably productive career. I have always done this kind of work. Even when Kangana came to us, she was a brilliant actor and today, she has much to be proud of. There is no denying that entertainment industries are insular, but you can't generalise that statement and apply it to everyone. There is this self-congratulatory attitude that since I was an outsider, my journey was more difficult than yours, which was from Juhu to box office peak."

The filmmaker added, "It's a good rhetoric, but it's the people who decide who is a star and who isn't. We may have the power to give you an opportunity, but we don't have the power to decide which film will work and which won't."

Earlier, his daughter actress Alia Bhatt stated, "I think a star kid can get that first film due to nepotism. But to constantly get films just because you belong to a filmy family, is not possible."

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