After Mallika Sherawat's Father Said 'Naam Kharab Karegi', She Adopted Her Mother's Maiden Name

Mallika Sherawat might have been labelled as a sex symbol of Bollywood for attempting to do bold roles, but she--in reality--is a woman who dared. Having grown up in the small village of Haryana, she was brought up in a patriarchal and male-dominated house.

When she grew up and realised that she had only one life to live, she ran away from her home to become an actress in Mumbai.

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His father was upset with her. So much so that he disowned her. So, she adopted her mother's maiden name and became Mallika Sherawat from Reema Lamba.

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"It was my rebellion against patriarchy because my father said, ¡®Ye filmo mein jayegi, parivaar ka naam kharab karegi, main tereko disown karta hoon. Maine kaha, 'Main tumhara naam hi disown karti hoon. Tum kya mujhe disown karoge. Yes, you're my dad, I respect you, I love you, main apni maa ka naam use karungi," she told Bollywood Bubble.

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In 2013, in an interview with TOI, she said "Not really and it is still unresolved with him. A couple of years back, there was an assassination attempt on me for saying that in Haryana, women are treated like cattle at which point my brother got worried and shifted in with me to look after me. My father¡¯s relatives would have taunted him and said, ¡® badchallan hai, family ke muh pe kala daag hai¡¯, but I still felt very alone and hurt as anything could have happened to me then but still he did not call me. Now that I am more mature, there is no resentment, but there is still anger and lot of hurt in me."

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Mallika Sherawat will next be seen in MX Exclusive series Nakaab.