India, Oct. 24 -- Bollywood has often been accused of giving easy launch pads to star kids. However, the past month has seen nearly a dozen outsiders make their film debuts as leads, with six newcomers arriving on screen this Friday and more set to follow next week. Actor-producer Alia Bhatt backed Aarushi Bajaj, Ansh Duggal, Bianca Arora and Piyush Khati, who made their film debuts with Don't Be Shy. While Aarushi had appeared in Aarya Season 3, Ansh has featured music videos and Piyush was seen in the web show, Class. Meanwhile, filmmaker Luv Ranjan's Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar, released on Friday, introduced six fresh faces as leads: Sparsh Walia, Alisha Chopra, Kunal Vaid, Sakshi Vaidya, Tushar Chhibber and Sargun Kaur Luthra. Next week will see the much-delayed release of Nakhrewaalli, which was initially planned as Ansh's big-screen debut alongside another Bollywood debutante, Pragati Srivastava. The conversation around nepotism in Bollywood is not new. However, trade analyst Taran Adarsh argues that the practice is prevalent in other industries as well. "Nepotism doesn't exist only in the Hindi film industry, it's just a tag used in the media. It is in the South too, but the media doesn't write so aggressively about it, and similarly in cricket and politics too," he says. With star kids such as Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Junaid Khan and Shanaya Kapoor having underwhelming debuts, has the industry turned to outsiders? Akkshay Rathie, trade analyst and director, Ashirwad Theatres Pvt Ltd, says,"It's purely on the basis of your talent and merit that the audience likes you." Adarsh adds, "A film works because of content, and wherever the actors come from, it all eventually falls into place." Rathie insists that while new faces are needed, it's necessary to have credible names back them. "Filmmakers who have the credibility and clout on their own merits at the box office should launch more talent and then encash on them over the years. The only way you can nurture new talents is if established filmmakers back them. They need this backing to become big stars," he says....