I got more famous for my controversies than my films, says Alisa Khan

Alisa Khan believes she is already ‘halfway there’ to make it big in Bollywood. With films such as Maatr (2017) and My Husband’s Wife (2010) and web project Mayanagri behind her, she says whatever she has achieved is without anyone’s help.

“I always worked hard and believed in myself. Whatever I am today is all because of my hard work, determination and struggle. Kehte hain na khoon paseena ek karna, that has brought me to this level. I have a long way to go to become a superstar. I am self-made, I don’t have Salman Khan or anybody behind me. Nobody is behind my success,” says the actor, who is also passionate about astrology.

Khan reveals it all started when she got into modelling while in school. “I used to get compliments for my beauty, and I was attracted towards Bollywood. I started modelling and then did a dozen Punjabi music videos. I got my break, then, in My Husband’s Wife,” she recalls.

Her family wasn’t too happy with her career choice, initially. The actor says, “Later, when my film released, they were really happy and appreciated me. Earlier, they thought I was just wasting my time, I actually utilised it well.”

What, however, made bigger news than her films, she says, are the controversies around her. “One controversy was with Emraan Hashmi, my co-star in Aaina which is yet to release. He said he doesn’t know who Alisa Khan is. Then another controversy was when my then boyfriend leaked my MMS, then a controversy about my marriage and me living on the streets or in mandirs and ashrams,” says Khan, mother to a two-year-old.

I have a long way to go to become a superstar. I am selfmade, I don’t have Salman Khan or anybody behind me. ALISA KHAN,

Actor