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Mallika Sherawat

Irrfan Khan

Jeff Doucette

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat, born on October 24, 1981, is an Indian actress who has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Chinese and English films. She holds a university degree in Indian philosophy and she graduated from Miranda House of Delhi University. Sherawat has been voted as one of Asia's 100 most beautiful people by the Hong Kong based fashion and beauty magazine, Cover.

In 2002 Mallika Sherawat had a special appearance in the Hindi movie “Jeena Sirf Mere Liye”, but her name was shown in the credits as Reema Lamba, her original name, before she started using her screen name Mallika Sherawat.

Her performance in the 2003 Hindi movie Khwahish attained instant stardom for her as her performance was well received by the audience and it brought critical acclaim for her.

Mallika Sherawat’s Hindi movie Murder, one of the biggest hits of 2004, won for her a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance.

When Mallika Sherawat was signed up for a small role in the Jackie Chan movie, The Myth, it brought her widespread publicity and then she made an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to promote The Myth.

Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects, starring Rahul Bose and a moderate success at the box office, was also appreciated by the Bollywood film industry and the audience.

In 2007 she had a special appearance in Himesh Reshammiya's hit film “Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story”, with which she has become the most expensive "Item Girl" of Indian films. Her film “Welcome”, also of 2007, was a blockbuster.

She appeared in an item number in the Kannada film Preeti Eke Bhoomi Melide (2007) and then she debuted in Kollywood (Tamil) film industry playing one of the female lead roles in the movie Dasavathaaram (2008), starring Kamal Haasan, Asin and Jayapradha.

Recently the promo of the Mallika Sherawat starrer Hissss (originally known as “Nagin: The Snake Woman”, also starring Jeff Doucette, Irrfan Khan and Divya Dutta), directed by Jennifer Lynch was out. The movie is shot simultaneously in English and Hindi. Special effects designer Robert Kurtzman is responsible for developing the look of the snake woman.

The film Hissss, based on the legend of Naga, is about a snake woman (Nagin) whose mate is captured by an American hunter. The snake woman decides to take revenge on the hunter. The trailer of Hissss shows Mallika Sherawat slithering in mud and becoming a deadly snake.

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat as Reema Lamba in Karnal, Haryana, India is a popular Indian actress and model. Known for her public openness, she is frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol.

Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she says that she 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 obtained a degree in Indian philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Mallika'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. She 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, 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.

She 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, her 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.

She is now beginning to work in the Kollywood (Tamil) film industry as well after her item number in a Kannada film. Her debut was Dasavathaaram, starring Kamal Haasan, Asin, and Jayapradha, in which she plays one of the lead antagonists.

Her 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.