Momal Sheikh On Nepotism: Pak actress Momal Sheikh made her Bollywood debut with Sonam Kapoor’s film ‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’ (2016). The actress recently talked about many members of her family being a part of showbiz. She compared her family to the Kapoor family. Momal Sheikh also took a dig at Bollywood regarding nepotism.
In a recent interview with Ushna Shah, Momal Sheikh was asked about being like the Kapoor family, to which she said, ‘Yes, I think, if you include the families of Behroze and Salim uncles, we are the Kapoors of Pakistan. We are Sheikh and Behroze uncle is Sabzwari. He is my uncle because he is married to Safina Phuppo, who is the sister of my Salim uncle and Baba. Like the Kapoors, we are the Sheikh family of Lollywood.’
Said this about nepotism
Momal also talked about nepotism. She said- ‘Baba does not make any phone calls for me. The issue is that Kapoors say ‘Kapoors hain hum’, ‘nepo-nepo’, so we do not get work by making phone calls. I will use this (family name) but it does not work. But he has a way and Shahzad also has a way, but this is not my way, I do not understand and I do not get work either.’
Many members of the family are part of showbiz
Let us tell you that Momal Sheikh is the daughter of veteran Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh. Javed Sheikh has also worked in Bollywood films like ‘Om Shanti Om’, ‘My Name is Anthony Gonsalves’, ‘Namaste London’ and ‘Zeenat Mangi’. Many people in Momal’s family are part of the Pakistani industry. Her brother Shahzad Sheikh is also a popular actor. Apart from this, her uncles Behroze Sabzwari and Salim Sheikh also work in dramas.