The debate about nepotism has become relavant again in the film industry. The incident that fueled the fire this time was the firing of Kartik Aaryan from 'Dostana 2'. It is being reported that he was fired due to the emergence of some differences between the actor and the producer, Karan Johar. The things have become worse since Karan is infamous for supporting starkids. Fans are speculating that Kartik is facing backlash for being an outsider.

The producer previously faced wrath of fans after the Sushant Singh Rajput case for which fans held Karan Johar accountable. Many have related the firing of Kartik with the suicide of SSR.
A Twitter user wrote, "Suddenly negative PR rounding against #KartikAaryan. Unprofessional behaviour blah blah!!! Why there are so much negative article/PR always against outsiders?? Due to this, we lost Sushant. #Kangana is battling through And now #KartikAaryan"

Another tweet byba fans read, “The way Kartik remains unbothered by all the chaos created by that filthy jerk man and his minions and is still being professional by minding his own business is what we call grace that most of them lack. Keep shinning @TheAaryanKartik #KartikAaryan"

"Those who say #KartikAaryan is unprofessional are the biggest clown. He is one of the most talented, Hardworking, Determined and focused person in this film Industry,” shared another user.