Mallika Sherawat, the popular Bollywood babe, recently opened up about not being cast in the sequel of her film Welcome. As per reports in Republic World, the actor spoke to Pinkvilla and stated that she was not considered for the sequel of her 2007 film. The movie that also saw Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar take on lead roles.
Welcome Back hit the big screens in 2015 and she mentioned that she was not taken into consideration for the sequel of the film because the director, Anees Bazmee wanted to cast his girlfriend in the film.
As per reports, when Mallika was asked about the possibility of another film in the Welcome franchise, she said that even if there was one, the director was cast his girlfriend, as he did for Welcome Back. She went on to say that she does not have a boyfriend in the industry and has never been with an actor, producer or director. She mentioned that she believes in bagging a role with her own talent and worth. She emphasised that the only reason she lost out on the chance to star in Welcome Back was that the director wished to cast his girlfriend.
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