Naveen Kasturia exposes Bollywood’s hierarchy: 'Seniors disrespect crew members'

Naveen Kasturia began his career behind the scenes as an assistant director in Bollywood before gaining recognition through popular web series like ‘TVF Pitchers’ and ‘Aspirants’. He was most recently seen in the film Salakar.

During a recent interview, Naveen opened up about the lack of respect some senior figures in Bollywood show towards crew members. He shared his surprise at witnessing guards rise to salute every arriving person.Hierarchy issues on film setsIn an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Naveen spoke about the hierarchical issues within Bollywood, pointing out that seniors often treat juniors poorly. He shared his thoughts, saying, "Sometimes on film sets, a person in a very senior position speaks very disrespectfully to crew members.

I think this is a problem in India. Many times, if you see in Bombay, when you enter a society, the guard stands up. What kind of culture is this? The guard is there to do his job, but what is really happening?".Origins of the ‘Standing Guard’ cultureThe actor further added that he feels at the beginning, an angry lady must have taken offense because the guard didn’t stand up when she entered. She must have scolded him, and since then, the idea that standing up is important has been established in that society.

He emphasized that at the basic level, people don’t show respect to everyone. Often, if someone thinks another person earns less, they tend to speak to them disrespectfully.

He believes this is a problem throughout the country.Respect outside Bollywood setsNaveen also said that when these people go for shoots outside, they realize that they cannot speak to junior artists or crew members there in the same way. Outside, there is respect for everyone, and they don’t expect any ‘ji huzoori’ culture.Concluding thoughts on respect and hierarchyConcluding, he said that someone had mentioned there is no feudalism, but in India, people often focus on who is senior or junior, and this is visible on film sets. In his opinion, no one has the right to speak disrespectfully, shout, or abuse others. Unfortunately, this happens a lot on film sets, and it is very wrong. He believes that, at a basic level, everyone deserves respect.