Mallika
Sherawat
is
one
of
the
few
actress
who
doesn't
shy
away
from
making
bold
statements.
Recently
in
a
chat
with
an
entertainment
portal,
the
actress
claimed
that
she
lost
Welcome
Back
to
the
director's
girlfriend.
Mallika
had
starred
alongside
Akshay
Kumar,
Katrina
Kaif,
Paresh
Rawal,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Nana
Patekar
in
the
2007
film
Welcome.
However
she
was
not
a
part
of
the
sequel
Welcome
Back.
On
being
asked
the
reason
behind
this,
the
actress
told
Pinkvilla,
"Welcome
ka
sequel
banega
toh
director
apni
girlfriend
ko
hi
dalega
na
usmein.
Welcome
2
bana
toh
usmein
apni
girlfriend
ko
daal
diya
batao,
ab
main
kya
karun
(If
a
sequel
of
Welcome
is
made,
then
the
director
will
only
cast
his
girlfriend.
When
Welcome
2
was
made,
he
cast
his
girlfriend
in
the
film.
What
do
I
do
now)?"
Without
dropping
out
any
names,
Mallika
continued,
"But
this
is
true.
When
they
make
a
sequel
they
cast
their
girlfriend,
the
hero
casts
his
girlfriend,
what
do
I
do
then?
I
don't
have
any
boyfriend
in
Bollywood,
I
have
never
been
with
any
actor,
director
or
producer.
With
me
like
this
is
my
work,
if
you
think
I
am
worthy
of
your
project
I
would
love
to
be
a
part
of
it.
But
if
a
director
or
a
producer
or
an
actor
-
if
they
want
to
cast
their
girlfriends
then
it's
their
choice,"
before
adding,
"What
should
I
do?
That
is
the
only
reason
I
lost
out
(on
Welcome
Back)."
Welcome
Back
which
released
in
2015
starred
John
Abraham,
Shruti
Haasan,
Nana
Patekar,
Anil
Kapoor,
Paresh
Rawal,
Shiney
Ahuja,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Ankita
Shrivastava
in
pivotal
roles.
Coming
back
to
Mallika,
the
actress
will
next
be
seen
in
Soumik
Sen's
web
series
Naqaab
which
also
stars
Esha
Gupta
and
Gautam
Rode.