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Malaika Arora reveals the people she would reach out to if there's ever a crisis in life: My family and…

Who is Malaika Arora's favourite actor from the film industry? Who gets the first call from her if there is a crisis? Here's what she revealed.

Published on: May 2, 2026, 16:32:24 IST
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Staying relevant for thirty years is no small task- Malaika Arora has done just that. And while her strong mindset certainly helped her throughout, there's also the moral and emotional support she received from GUTS- her girl gang, consisting of sister Amrita Arora Ladak, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor!

Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora

In a chat with Sonal Kalra, Chief Managing Editor on The Right Angle, she spilled the beans on who's the first person she would call in a crisis, “There are a couple of people that I would definitely want to reach out to. Family goes without saying. The girl that I hang out with- they are a phone call away, literally. they are a call away, and I know they’ll all be there. We stand up for each other. We’re each other’s support system. There are days where we don’t even connect, we may not talk, but we’ll always be there for each other.”

Malaika's faves

Malaika has worked with the biggest of stars in her career, from former brother-in-law Salman Khan, to Shah Rukh Khan in the iconic song Chhaiya Chhaiya. Malaika, revealing who are her favourites on The Right Angle show, said, "I’ve grown up on a staple of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s films. I’ve loved his films during my growing up years, and we keep watching them over and over again. Then, of course, I’ve always been a Shah Rukh Khan fan. I love his kind of cinema. As you go along, there are so many others that do amazing work and are just brilliant actors. But these are the ones I’ve always been a fan of.”

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    Rishabh Suri

    Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More