Even after making a grand debut alongside Salman Khan in the film 'Veer', actress Zareen has struggled to make a sure footing in Bollywood. In her 12 year long career, Zareen has largely been underutilized by the filmmakers and she believes that nepotism and her limited social interaction are the reasons behind it.

In a recent conversation with Hindustan Times, the actress opens up about these issues and stated, "There are too many factors. First of all, the most important thing to be a part of this industry is to be very social, attend all the parties and connecting to people. Somehow in the beginning of my career, I didn’t know how to network and being seen at these parties is so important for your job.”

Coming to the topic of nepotism, Zareen said, "Since I did not make that much effort to kind of becoming friends with people from the business, I lacked opportunities. The major trend right now is that everybody is everybody’s friend and they are working with their friends. How will people like me get work if people keep recommending their friends in Bollywood?”