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Director Rohit Shetty says cop films such as Dabangg and Singham have set the bar so high with their box office success and popularity that it is obvious for any police-centric movie to be compared with them.

The filmmaker, whose next project Simmba will see Ranveer Singh don the khakhi uniform as Sangram Bhalerao, said he is confident the film will be original in its character.

Meanwhile, the director-producer duo will be seen judging India’s Next Superstars, which goes on air from January 13 on Star Plus.The tagline of the show is ‘Na Khaandan Na Sifaarish’ (Neither family line nor recommendation). Asked if this is an answer to the nepotism debate, Johar said, “It’s better if I don’t speak anything. I have already said a lot of things on the topic.”

Shetty, however, believes some words make headlines. “Two years back intolerance was the word, now there is nepotism. It will fade out in sometime. If a reporter and I know each other and that reporter refers his son or siblings who want to assist me and I can help them, there is no harm in it. If there is no talent in him or her, they will be able to do only one film.

“If Karan had no talent he would not have reached this far. There is no harm in giving anyone an opportunity,” he said. PTI