Shah Rukh Khan‘s daughter Suhana Khan was picked as the cover girl for Vogue India’s August issue at just age of 18. Vogue is known as the fashion bible, and being on the cover of this magazine is a dream for anyone in the fashion industry. As soon as the new issue was released the nepotism debate was back on.
As already mentioned, getting a Vogue cover is a huge deal and therefore this issue left everyone confused with this decision as Suhana haven’t even started her career yet. The magazine is being called out for promoting nepotism in Bollywood by featuring a superstar’s child, undeservedly. “I have nothing against star kids and tbh it is not even about nepotism but to see Suhana Khan in the cover page of the August issue of @VOGUEIndia with NO reason as to why she should have been is ridiculous. Is she a model? No. A socialite? No. An actor? No. A change maker? No,” wrote a disappointed Twitter user. “Student, theatre lover, future star, daughter of a star who will probably finance all her movies till she actually becomes a ‘star’…. but yea hello Suhana Khan. NepotismRocks: Karan Johar,” wrote another.
More reactions on Twitter were in the same vein. A struggling actor also tweeted her own woes and how the children of stars have it easy. “The reason I am annoyed is because when Suhana Khan had to step into the Vogue India office, nobody told her “you don’t fit the requirement.” To wake up each mrng with the same amount of motivation for the same agenda each day, every day, try that! I promise it isn’t easy!” she wrote.
Kaia has walked CHANEL by karl
Kaia still doesn’t have an american vogue cover
Kaia is 16
Suhana is 18
Suhana is on the cover of VOGUE india
Is it a joke ? pic.twitter.com/h8eTDUX62N— . (@DeepikasPR) July 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/KarnikaKohli/status/1024366320291213312
Really don't believe in celebrity bashing, but why is Suhana Khan is on the cover of Vogue?
Technically this isn't even celebrity bashing, because she's not one, her father is.
My dad is an accountant, will ICAI put me on their monthly magazine cover?
— Srishti (@Srishtea_) July 31, 2018
This is not the first time Vogue India has faced criticism, In the past, they faced backlash for putting Kendall Jenner on the cover of their Anniversary Issue instead of celebrating Indian women.