Mallika Sherawat

"I've slogged like crazy to get where I am. And those who think it's just my body that got me
where I am, they should take a look at the others who have rushed in after me. They haven't
gone beyond their first feverish film". --- Mallika Sherawat.

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat

Birth name: Reema Lambha

Nickname: Bollywood's Kissing Queen, sex symbol.

Date of birth: October 24, 1976

Age: 35+

Height: 5'6" (1.69 m)

Spouse: Karan Singh Gill (2000 - 2001) (divorced)

Mallika Serawat is a hot and good actress.She is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude,[1] Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol. But she is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood, with films like "Hisss" and "Politicsof Love".

Sherawat was born "Reema Lamba" in Rohtak, Haryana to a Jat family. Mallika was born in the family of Seth Chhaju Ram, a leading Jat philanthropist. She was born on October 24, 1976. 

She adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named "Reema".

Some of her favorite films are Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981) and Masoom (1983).

"Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of the support that her mother has provided her. Although relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry, now Sherawat's family have accepted her career choice and reconciled their relations.

Education

Sherawat went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.
Also has a degree in Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Career

Before entering films, Sherawat appeared in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro. She also appeared in Nirmal Pandey's Maar Dala and Surjit Bindrakhia's Lak
Tunoo music video. She debuted in films with a small role in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye where she was credited as Reema Lamba.

Sherawat attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's "Unfaithful". She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in "Murder". The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.

In 2005, Sherawat acted in The Myth, a Chinese film, co-starring with Jackie Chan. She played the role of an Indian girl who saves Chan's character from a river. The Myth was her first International film. Her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival[19] to promote the film grabbed a lot of attention with Time Magazine's Richard Corliss calling her "the next big thing". Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects won her praise from around the industry, and the film also did moderately well at the box office.

Hollywood

Sherawat starred in a Hollywood film named Hisss, co-starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch, in 2009.The film, based on the legend of Naga, is an independent co-production between the United States and India. Sherawat promoted the film with live snakes at the Cannes Film Festival 2010. Hisss was released in all major Indian languages on 22 October 2010.

She starred in another Hollywood film, Politics of Love, aka Love, Barack, directed by William Dear. She plays Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator. The film is a romantic comedy set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. First look of Love, Barack was unveiled by Sherawat at Cannes 2010. And it was released in 2011.Sherawat won the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award at the 16th Annual Diversity Awards held in California. On 14 August 2009, Sherawat received a career recognition Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her career achievements and charitable efforts.

Mallika Sherawat

    Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in Shari 

Mallika in Shari