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The curious case of star sons Updated: Updated: March 05, 2021 12:08 IST The ones who got the best of genes and launches but failed to make a mark Share Article Rajiv Kapoor in Ram Teri Ganga Maili The ones who got the best of genes and launches but failed to make a mark The millennials, who love to hashtag nepotism each time a scion of a film family gets a challenging role at the cost of a grass-root actor, often forget that a generation earlier people used to wait for their favourite star’s son or daughter to be launched. In the 1980s, for the fawning public that was putting up with dynasties in politics and business, cinema was no different. They might eventually reject the star kids at the turnstiles, but they were more than happy to give them a chance. And like traditional business houses, actors used to see their sons as the cultural capital they needed to invest in for the market of show business. ....