Mira Rajput came under the spotlight after she married prominent Bollywood star, Shahid Kapoor in 2015. At the mere age of 20, the media began to follow her and her 13-year age gap with the actor used to make headlines. Coming from a non-filmy family with no connections in the film industry, everything was new for her. However, she has gradually established her identity as a content creator, entrepreneur and a mother of two. Consequently, she is admired not just for being Shahid’s wife but for her separate achievements as well. But initially, she was only recognised as a ‘star wife’ in the industry. In an interview, Mira Rajput shared her views on the same.
Mira Rajput questions the presence of nepotistic tags in Bollywood
Mira Rajput made an appearance on the Social Media Star With Janice Season 5. During the conversation, she discussed the labels that continue to follow her like that of a ‘star wife’. She shared that initially, it helps others to know about a person’s identity and brings them visibility. However, even when used on the children of celebrities who are called ‘star kids’, it unfairly puts them in a negative light. Consequently, she feels it should go away. In her words:
“Maybe it was an association that one needed to make for recall value. But even if you put that on a kid and you say star kid, people don’t like listening to star kid for all of its nepotistic connotations. Yet, that term is still in use — it needs to kind of find its way out.”