Seema Khan on nepotism: Actors who hailed from big film families haven't made it, including my own husband

Seema Khan. Image source: Yogen Shah

Fashion designer and wife of actor-producer Sohail Khan, Seema Khan was recently seen in Netflix show Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives. The show revolved around the lives of Bollywood wives with Seema Khan being one of them.

In a recent interview, Seema talked about the ongoing debate on nepotism and will she be okay with her sons getting into acting. Speaking to Hindustan Times, she said, "Talent has to speak. We have actors in the industry, who've hailed from big families, who haven't made it, including my own husband. Nepotism doesn't mean you're going to make it. At the end of the day, you've to be sincere, keep trying. It applies to every field in life. That's the mantra I go by too, and told my son as well, whatever he does."

She also talked about being on-screen. "When I decided to do this show, I was sure that whatever I do, I'll do 100 per cent and won't make anything up. I'm not an actress and have never faced the camera in my life. It was definitely a little daunting. The only thing was I wasn't going to be insensitive to anyone," she said.

"I will just say this much, because it's out there, that whatever you see in the show, is the absolute truth. It is what it is, that's all I want to say about that", she added.

Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives revolved around the day-to-day lives of Bollywood wives Maheep Kapoor (wife of actor Sanjay Kapoor), Seema Khan (wife of Sohail Khan), Bhavana Pandey (Chunky Panday's wife and Ananya Panday's mother), and Neelam Kothari (who is married to Sameer Soni), who have been friends for 25 years. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri make a cameo.

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Asked if she found it worrisome to give out so much about her life for public consumption, Seema told IANS: "I never looked at it that way. We did a pilot, so I had a bit of a teaser as to what was to come, and none of this show is scripted. The crew became great friends with all of us and I developed a certain comfort level with them."

"Even when I talked in my video diaries it was like I was talking to a friend. I was never prepared for anything. Everything was spontaneous. I didn't have any opportunity to be nervous as far as the cameras coming into my home was concerned. They have done it aesthetically. They were sensitive towards us," she added.

Seema says that she felt like a child. "I was protected by all of them. The whole team has been all protective for us."