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Mallika Sherawat Profile |
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Birth Date: October 24, 1981
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Birth Place: India
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Birth Name: Reema Lambha
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Mallika Sherawat was born on October 24, 1981, in Rohtak,
Haryana, India. Raised by conservative, old-fashioned
parents, Mallika spent her childhood harboring secret dreams
of someday making a living as a model and actress. Much to
the opposition of her father who never made any secret of
his disdain for his daughter’s lofty ambitions, Mallika left
her small village as soon as she was able to and she made
her way to India’s most populous city, Mumbai.
Having made the decision to pursue a career within the
entertainment industry, Mallika abandoned her birth name of
Reema Lambha (primarily because of the surfeit of actresses
named Reema) and adopted her current moniker (Sherawat is
her mother’s maiden name). As Mallika soon discovered,
however, it’s a long, hard road from obscurity to fame and
fortune. As such, the struggling performer took on a job as
an air hostess and soon found herself falling for a pilot
named Karan Singh Gill.
Although the two were married shortly after, their union
didn’t last terribly long and Mallika was once again living
the single life. Fortunately for Mallika, it was around that
time that she finally managed to land an actual part on a
movie: 2002’s Bollywood effort Jeena Sirf Merre Liye.
Despite the smallness of the role, audiences and film
producers began to take notice of Mallika’s beauty and
natural talent.
Her big break came a year later with a fairly substantial
role in the controversial Khwahish. Mallika caused quite a
stir with her unabashedly sexual performance, in which she
participated in a scandalous amount of on-screen kisses --
17, to be exact. The film firmly established Mallika as a
brassy, uninhibited actress who deserved to be mentioned in
the same breath as fellow Bollywood queens such as Aishwarya
Rai and Lisa Ray.
Mallika cemented her reputation as a Bollywood sexpot in
2004 with the release of Murder, which cast the actress as a
married woman who embarks upon an illicit affair that leads
to disastrous consequences. The film, essentially a remake
of the 2002 Richard Gere and Diane Lane film Unfaithful,
proved that Mallika had no qualms about showing plenty of
skin on the big screen. After landing a nomination for Best
Actress at India’s Zee Cine Awards, Mallika discovered that
she now had the status and reputation to essentially write
her own ticket.
Over the next two years, Mallika appeared in no less than
five movies, including 2004’s Kis Kis Ki Kismet and 2005’s
Bachke Rehna Re Baba. Her increasingly prominent stature
brought her to the attention of Jackie Chan, who cast
Mallika as an Indian Princess in his 2004 action epic The
Myth. She caused something of a stir at the 2004 Cannes Film
Festival, when she arrived on the red carpet wearing an
exceedingly skimpy outfit as part of her promotional duties
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Other
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Bears a resemblance to actress Halle Berry.
Is a graduate of Delhi University.
Some of her favorite films are Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981)
and Masoom (1983).
Is the first Indian woman to get an offer to pose nude for
Playboy magazine and appear on the cover. Mallika turned
down the offer in an attempt to avoid the risk of being
blacklisted in the Indian film industry.
The cost of the diamonds that Mallika wore at the Cannes
Film Festival 2005 was Rs 45 million. They were sponsored by
Orra Diamonds. Nine sets of jewelery were especially
designed for Mallika, including diamond studded necklaces,
bracelets and earrings.
Changed her name from Reema Lamba to Mallika Sherawat when
she did her first film, Khwahish (2003). She claims to have
changed it because there were already too many actresses in
the industry with similar names like Reema Sen, Raima Sen,
and Rimii Sen.
She accepted the Advisory Board membership of the Asian
Academy of film and television supporting the film education
in India.
In April 2006, Mallika went on her first world tour of
concert performances called Rock Stars along with Salman
Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol,
and John Abraham.
Turned down the role of Sira in Private Moments (2005).
Although little about her past is known, she has admitted
that she was once married prior to entering the film
industry.
Listed as number 9 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006.
(rediff.com, 8-25- 2006)
Listed #4 by UK magazine Eastern Eye one of "Asia's Sexiest
Women" (Sept/2006).
Her performance at the televised 2006 New Year's Eve show at
the hotel J.W. Marriot, in Mumbai, caused social activist
Vinod Jain to urge police to take immediate action against
the actress for wearing suggestive clothing. Mallika was
dressed in a body-hugging skin suit and a silver bikini to
top it. He said that Mallika's dancing was distasteful and
and portrayed Indian women indecently. Jain approached the
Santa Cruz police station about the matter, but they told
him that no one filed a complaint against her.
Was invited and attended the wedding of Princess Myasa, King
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa's daughter, in Qatar. Mallika is
good friends with the Princess. (Jan 2007). |
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