Mumbai: Mallika Sherawat has added another memorable moment to the build-up around The Traitors Season 2 after making a playful and striking claim about Hollywood star Tom Cruise.
In a recently surfaced clip from the reality show, Mallika is seen chatting with fellow contestants when the conversation turns to celebrity crushes. Asked whether she has ever had a crush on someone or whether people generally develop feelings for her, the actor responded with confidence.
“Sabko mere pe hi aata hai crush. Tom Cruise ko aaya hua hai aajkal. Jhooth nahi bol rahi, mere paas phone hota toh videos dikhaati uske,” Mallika said.
The statement immediately caught the attention of the contestants around her.
Mallika Sherawat makes a claim about Tom Cruise
Mallika’s comment translates roughly to: “Everyone ends up having a crush on me. Tom Cruise has a crush on me these days. I’m not lying; if I had my phone, I would show you his videos.”
The remark prompted her fellow contestants to ask what kind of videos she was referring to.
Mallika then appeared to clarify that she was talking about videos from occasions where she and Cruise had reportedly been at parties together.
“He is fabulous,” she added.
The exchange has naturally generated curiosity among viewers, although Mallika’s comments in the reality-show conversation should not be treated as independent confirmation of Cruise’s feelings or of any particular relationship between the two actors.
The conversation begins with Aaditya Kulshreshth
The unusual revelation came after comedian Aaditya Kulshreshth, popularly known as Kullu, asked Mallika whether she had ever developed a crush on someone.
The question quickly took an unexpected turn when Mallika suggested that she is more often the person others develop crushes on.
Her reference to Tom Cruise became the centre of the conversation, with the contestants wanting to know more about the Hollywood star and the videos she claimed to have.
The interaction is in keeping with the kind of candid conversations that can become talking points on reality television, particularly when contestants discuss their personal experiences and celebrity encounters.
Mallika Sherawat joins The Traitors 2
Mallika is among the personalities participating in the second season of The Traitors, the reality competition built around deception, alliances and deduction.
Hosted by Karan Johar, the show brings together contestants from different backgrounds and divides them secretly into Traitors and Innocents.
The Traitors attempt to eliminate other players while keeping their identities hidden. The Innocents, meanwhile, have to identify the Traitors before they themselves are removed from the competition.
The format places considerable emphasis on social strategy, observation and contestants’ ability to determine who is telling the truth.
Mallika’s outspoken personality is therefore likely to make her conversations particularly interesting as the season develops.
A season packed with familiar faces
The second season features several recognisable names from entertainment, digital media and reality television, including Abhishek Malhan, Rhea Chakraborty and Munawar Faruqui.
With contestants required to form alliances while simultaneously questioning one another’s motives, seemingly casual conversations can quickly become important to the larger game.
Mallika’s comments about Tom Cruise have already become one of the more unusual talking points surrounding the season.
Whether the claim becomes relevant to the game itself remains to be seen, but the moment has certainly given viewers another reason to watch her interactions inside the Traitors’ world.
