Vineet Kumar Singh compares his journey with Alia Bhatt: ‘When you get opportunities on time, your life can change’

In a recent interview, actor Vineet Kumar Singh compared his journey with Alia Bhatt to cite an example of how privilege works.

Vineet Kumar Singh and Alia Bhatt

Vineet Kumar Singh talks about Alia Bhatt. (Photo: VineetKumarSingh/Instagram, Alia Bhatt/Instagram)

Vineet Kumar Singh marked his debut with the film Pitaah in 2002. In a recent interview, the actor got emotional while sharing how his career isn’t where he imagined it would be.

In a conversation with the Bollywood Bubble, Vineet revealed that he doesn’t feel angry or upset about anyone’s privilege in the industry, but he compared his career trajectory to Alia Bhatt, citing it as an example of how privilege functions.

During the interview, Vineet Kumar Singh said that he ‘doesn’t believe in the nepotism debate,’ mentioning that he understands why the film industry veterans would want their own child to get opportunities. Vineet said, “A human’s child will be human, an animal’s child will be an animal and seeds of a rose grow roses, nothing else. Why would you not care for the child you’ve given birth to? They’re just privileged to have a lineage in the film industry, to have people guiding them. It’s my luck that my father is a mathematician and my mother was a housewife.”

The actor also recalled the shoot for the 2007 film Dhokha, directed by Pooja Bhatt. At that time, he even considered moving back to Banaras. He also recalled seeing Alia Bhatt sitting in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s lap during the shoot. “I remember I was doing Dhokha. I had a phase when I didn’t know what was happening so I went back to Banaras. Nothing was happening for 7-8 years. We were going to Udaipur to shoot. Alia at that time was so young she would sit in Mahesh Bhatt’s lap. I was struggling then, I am struggling today too. Alia is a fantastic actor, but when you get opportunities on time, your life can change,” Vineet shared.

While trying to control his emotions, Vineet said, “Log bolte hai sona tapke nikharta hai, lekin sona hamesha tapta hi rahe to kis kaam ka, kaun pehnega use? Bohot sara waqt tapne mei nikal gaya.”