Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan have said that they are in the industry because of their parents and went on to chant "nepotism rocks" at IIFA Awards 2017. They also sang the song 'Bole chudiyaan bole kangana', following which Karan said, "It's better if Kangana (Ranaut) doesn't speak." Notably, Kangana did not attend the awards show.