On Malaika Arora’s birthday, we revisit a vintage HT interview in which she referred to as herself a self-made lady.

Ever when you consider that dancing on a educate with Shah Rukh Khan to Chaiyya Chaiyya in Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se, Malaika Arora has made a name for herself as reality show decide and one of the most famous faces in Bollywood. however, she has also needed to face grievance over time for the ‘item woman’ tag that turned into once attached to her name.

Not best that, a few even believed that being part of the Khan family gave her a leg-up too. Malaika was married to actor Arbaaz Khan from 1998 to 2017 and consequently, became sister-in-law of actor Salman Khan as well.

In an interview to Hindustan instances in 2008, Malaika even reacted to a remark made through Rakhi Sawant, who had reportedly stated that Malaika isn’t known as an ‘item girl’ due to her connection to Salman. She stated, “in that case I need to be in each Salman film and in every special look track he does. He hasn’t made me, I’m a self-made woman.”

Also addressing rumours that she become miffed with Salman and family for no longer helping Arbaaz’s career, she stated, “What should they do for him? launch a movie, get him roles or spoon feed him on which scripts to accept and refuse? The brothers are very close-knit but career choices can’t be taken on his behalf.”

Malaika has been part of films consisting of Kaante or even Dabangg, which starred Salman Khan within the lead. Her track, Munni Badnam from the movie have become a raging hit.Malaika and Arbaaz had an amicable cut up some years in the past and are nonetheless regularly visible putting out together with their son Arhaan and their households.

Malaika become currently a judge on India’s exceptional Dancer with Geeta Kapur and Terence Lewis. She is relationship actor Arjun Kapoor whilst Arbaaz is in a relationship with Giorgia Andriani.