Avika Gor stunning take on Tollywood Nepotism. Avika Gor who shot to fame in Tollywood with Uyyala Jampala in 2003 went on to star in films like Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki, Cinema Choopistha Mava, Thanu Nenu, Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada and Raju Gari Gadhi 3.
Avika Gor is set to make her Bollywood debut with the horror film 1920 Horrors Of The Heart directed by Krishna Bhatt, daughter of Vikram Bhatt. The film is releasing on 23 June 2023. Now while promoting her film,she spoke about nepotism in Tollywood.
She said "See when it comes to star power, South is all about star power. When it comes about nepotism, the word that we all are tired of hearing... South is all about nepotism. So cheezein bilkul wahi he (Things are just the same)... its just that audiences are not choosing to see it there the way they are seeing it here. Woh ek bias create ho chuka hai for Hindi films, Bollywood films ki ye jo bhi banayenge hum pehle judge karenge... ye ek bias create ho chuka hai over the time and I think, and as someone who is a part of the indu
stry we also understand ki kaafi time woh phase chala jaha pe ki South ki remakes bani bahut sari... so people thought ki hum bas copy karte hain... I think its just about that bias. (A bias has been created over time about Bollywood and Hindi films that we will judge whatever they make...a phase had come when a lot of South films were remade, so people thought we only copy films)"
She continued "Telugu industry mein ye (nepotism) toh ekdum saamne he. I mean how are people choosing to not see it? I think logon ne thoda hype kar diya is sab ko...and with time I hope ki social media bhi relax ho jaaye and ye bhi relax ho jaaye (Telugu industry is full of nepotism... I think people have hyped it a lot. I hope with time social media will relax along with it.)