In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
actress
Mallika
Sherawat
revealed
why
she
chose
to
disown
her
father's
name.
She
said
that
when
she
decided
to
join
the
film
industry,
her
father
thought
that
she
will
ruin
his
family's
image.
"It
was
my
rebellion
against
patriarchy
because
my
father
said,
'Ye
filmo
mein
jayegi,
parivaar
ka
naam
kharab
karegi,
main
tereko
disown
karta
hoon
(She
will
enter
the
film
industry,
she
will
ruin
the
family
name,
I
disown
you).'
Maine
kaha,
'Main
tumhara
naam
hi
disown
karti
hoon.
Tum
kya
mujhe
disown
karoge
(I
told
him
that
I
disown
your
name).
Yes,
you're
my
dad,
I
respect
you,
I
love
you,
main
apni
maa
ka
naam
use
karungi
(But
I'll
use
my
mother's
name).'
So
I
used
Sherawat,
it's
my
mother's
name," revealed
Mallika
while
speaking
to
Bollywood
Bubble.
The
actress
further
added
that
even
today,
many
girls
are
not
allowed
to
pursue
acting,
because
their
parents
are
skeptical
about
film
industry.
"Even
now,
girls
are
not
encouraged
to
be
an
actress
especially
from
North
of
India.
Become
a
doctor,
engineer,
a
teacher
is
the
best.
They
are
very
afraid
from
the
name
of
actress
itself,"
said
Mallika.
Known
for
having
a
bold
attitude,
Mallika
made
her
Bollywood
debut
with
Jeena
Sirf
Merre
Liye
in
2002.
But
when
featured
in
Murder
opposite
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Ashmit
Patel,
she
became
the
hot
topic
of
discussion
because
of
her
bold
scenes
in
the
film.