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Mallika Sherawat born October 24, 1981 as Reema
Lamba in Karnal, Haryana, India is a popular Indian
actress and model. Known for her public openness,
Mallika Sherawat is frequently featured in the Indian
media as a sex symbol.
Mallika Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she says
that adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning
"empress" to avoid confusion with other actresses
named Reema. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name.
She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name
because of all the support her mother has provided for
her. She has also a degree in Indian philosophy from
Miranda House, Delhi University.
Mallika Sherawat's onscreen debut was in Lak Tunoo, a
music video by Surjit Bindrakhia. She attracted wide
notice with her appearance in the 2003 movie Khwahish.
In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by
Hollywood's Unfaithful. Mallika Sherawat received a
nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards
ceremony for her performance in Murder. The film went
on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.
Since then, Mallika Sherawat has been known for her
courage to express her opinions in public,, as well as
because of the reaction to some of her statements.
Mallika Sherawat also made news when she won a small
role in a Jackie Chan movie, The Myth; she made a
widely publicized appearance at the Cannes Film
Festival to promote The Myth.
However, Mallika Sherawat's performance in the 2006
film Pyaar Ke Side Effects co-starring Rahul Bose won
her praise from around the industry, and the film also
garnered decent collections at the box office becoming
a moderate success.
Mallika Sherawat is now beginning to work in the
Kollywood (Tamil) film industry as well after her item
number in a Kannada film. She will appear in
Dasavatharam starring Kamal Haasan, Asin, and
Jayapradha.
Mallika Sherawat's first 2007 release was Himesh
Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story,
where she played a "vampish role". Mallika herself has
protested, saying that it is a negative role but not a
vamp role. With Aap Ka Suroor she has become the most
expensive "Item Girl", as she charged Rs. 1.5 crore
for her Item number in the movie. Aap Ka Suroor did
well at the box office. Her last release of 2007 was
Welcome which also did well at the box office
receiving blockbuster status.
Mallika Sherawat has been voted as one of Asia's 100
most beautiful people by the Hong Kong based fashion
and beauty magazine, Cover.
In July 2004, the film producers' union IMPAA had
banned Mallika Sherawat from Bollywood, after a
complaint filed by filmmaker Ramesh Sharma over breach
of contract, and refusal to turn up on the dates
committed for the film Kab Kyun Kahan (started in
1999).
Mallika Sherawat acquired a sex symbol tag after the
film Murder (2004) in which she starred, became one of
the most successful films of the year.
Mallika Sherawat is the first Indian woman to get an
offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine. Mallika,
however, refused the offer due to her morals and
upbringing.
