Athiya reveals ‘demerits’ of being star kid

Actress Athiya Shetty, daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, says the biggest disadvantage of being a star child is facing criticism of nepotism.

"There are advantages and disadvantages of being a star child. You see, I get a lot of love and appreciation from the elders of the film industry as well as from the media fraternity by default because of the goodwill that my father has earned," the ‘Mubarakan’ star Athiya said.

"People waited for my debut. But at the same time, the biggest disadvantage of a star child is facing criticism of nepotism," added Athiya, who made her acting debut in Bollywood with Salman Khan's production venture ‘Hero’ in 2015.

She added: "Yes, we get the first opportunity easily, but we are in a profession where without talent and most importantly without audiences' appreciation, our career cannot last long.

" According to the actress, getting an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast, including actors Arjun Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz, and a director like Anees Bazmee that too in her second film is quite fortunate.

"He is one of the focused directors who knows how to treat each character of the story with equal importance. There is no room for outdoing each other. It's everybody's film and lets his actor be free in front of the camera which was very important for me as a new actor," she said.