India, Feb. 12 -- Actor Adivi Sesh has called India a 'nepo country' as he spoke about his struggles before getting into the Telugu film industry. Speaking with Screen, Adivi said he received support from actors Mahesh Babu and Nani in the Telugu industry.

The actor, who grew up in San Francisco before entering the Telugu film industry, was asked whether he felt like an outsider. Adivi said that he had travelled to Mumbai to audition for Ram Gopal Varma's serial.

"So, after reading the lines in the audition, they asked, 'Where are you from?' When I said San Francisco, they said, 'Yes, there's an American accent in your Hindi.' The next week, I went for an audition to the same place, I told them I'm from Hyderabad. So they said, 'Oh ya, ...