There is now a lot of debate about nepotism in the film industry, but this is not a thing of today, there has always been politics and nepotism in the industry. Many big artists have also become victims of this. Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi also became a victim of this in the 80s. He was cast for the 1988 film Tezaab. Earlier he was to be seen opposite Madhuri Dixit but later he was replaced by an actor. Aditya himself has disclosed about this.

Aditya Pancholi has worked in many great films in his film career. Now he has targeted Anil Kapoor without taking his name. After which there has been an uproar on the internet. Aditya says that he was removed from the film because of politics.

Aditya Pancholi targeted
Aditya Pancholi has shared a note on social media. In which he has revealed about his film Tezaab. He wrote- ‘I was the original choice opposite Madhuri Dixit for Tezaab (1988). Director N Chandra can still confirm this. Unfortunately, an actor influenced the director by asking his elder brother (who is still active in the industry) to get me replaced. And the rest, as they say, is history.

I was the original choice for Tezaab (1988), opposite @MadhuriDixit Director N. Chandra, still very much around can confirm this.

Unfortunately, an actor, through his elder brother (who remains active in the industry), influenced the director to replace me. The rest, as they… pic.twitter.com/0GsBvsK2KG

— Aditya Pancholi (@AdityaRPancholi) October 27, 2025

Aditya further wrote- ‘Recently, I saw an actor speaking about nepotism during the promotion of his new release. Let me make this clear. Politics in the film industry goes deeper than nepotism. Favoritism, manipulation and power games affect careers more than family relationships.

people replied
People are commenting a lot on Aditya Pancholi’s post. One wrote- ‘This was definitely a reference to Anil Kapoor. Because it was no surprise. Well, Karma did not forget his address and not a single cinema goer remembered that his son was an actor.

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