Meet actress who was considered a burden by family, mother went in depression, debut film was superhit, Bollywood career never took off, she left India, is now…

This actress who once ruled the Bollywood along with her hotness, has recently made a a lot awaited comeback with Rajkummar Rao and Triptii Dimri’s Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video. She is none aside from Mallika Sherawat. Born as Reema Lamba in Hisar’s small village Moth to a Jat family, the actor ran away from home and altered her name from Reema to Mallika when she entered the industry.

Mallika has been open about facing a tumultuous childhood and discrimination in her family as a women. In an interview with Hauterrfly, the Murder actress said, “My parents would discriminate between me and my brother a lot. I was once once very sad in my growing up years thinking why my parents discriminate against me a lot. As a baby, I didn’t keep in mind, but now I do. Woh ladka hai usko videsh bhejo, usko padhao, usmein paisa invest karo (They used to claim, ‘Send the son in a foreign country, educate him, put money into him’). Parivaar ki saari sampatti ladke ko jaayegi, pote ko jaayegi (Each of the family’s wealth will go to the son, to the grandson). Ladkiyon ka kya hai? (What in regards to the women?) They'll get married, they are a liability, ek bojh hai (they are a burden).”

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Mallika also recalled the time when her mother went into depression as her family didn’t want a girl child. She added, “My parents gave me the total lot… an overwhelming education, but now not an open mindset or good thoughts. They didn’t give me the freedom. They didn’t nurture me, never tried to keep in mind me. I changed into playing numerous sports, secretly, because my family didn’t allow me saying, ‘You’ll change into very masculine, manly. Who will marry you?’ I had numerous restrictions. When I changed into born mere pariwaar mein maatam chhaa gaya tha (there changed into mourning in my family). My mother, I'm sure, went into depression, poor thing.”

Mallika made her Bollywood debut with Govind Menon’s Khwahish (2003) opposite Himanshu Malik. She shot to fame with Anurag Basu’s Murder (2004) produced by Mahesh Bhatt, co-starring Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel. She has also appeared in films like Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006), Welcome (2007), Dirty Politics (2015) and RK/RKay (2022). Mallika moved to america a few years ago and sometimes visits India. She has a large, luxurious home in Los Angeles and often share glimpses of her house on Instagram.