Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat was born to a Jat family as Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana, India. She changed her name to the screen name of Mallika Sherawat where Mallika meaning empress and Sherawat is her mom's maiden name so as to prevent confusion with the other actresses who are also named Reema. She has always affirmed that she is using her mother's maiden name with her's because of the support that she got from her mother from her childhood.

She enjoyed her school life at Delhi Public School that is located on Mathura Road. She also has obtained a degree in the field of philosophy from Miranda House-Delhi University. Mallika has always wanted to become a star and was so firm and rigid on achieving what she wanted to become. She is one amongst the very few actresses who has tasted success at the global platform. She started her career in Bollywood now she has settled in Los Angeles and is often called a Hollywood actress too.

Debut Film Awards Enumeration Career Personal Life It was in the year 2002 she made her film debut with a small role in the film Jeena Sirf Merre Liye. But it was all in the year 2003 she made her debut as the lead actress in the film Khwahish. This brought her recognition among the people and her performance was very much appreciated and applauded by both the audience and the film critics. Awards: In the year 2005 she was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Zee Cinema Award function. She is reportedly being paid a whooping sum of rupees 15 million for just doing a guest appearance in a song. Her Hollywood status has helped her demand whooping amount of money. Before she made her entry into the films, Mallika Sherawat has appeared in popular television ad commercials with actors Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro cars. She has also appeared in singer Nirmal Pandey's Maar Dala and Surjit Bindrakhia's Lak Tunoo music videos. It was in the year 2002 she made her film debut with a small role in the film Jeena Sirf Merre Liye. But it was all in the year 2003 she made her debut as the lead of the film in the film Khwahish. This brought her recognition among the people and her performance was very much appreciated and applauded by both the audience and the film critics. In the year 2004, she starred in the film Murder that was inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful film. She obtained a nomination for the Best Actress Award at the Zee Cine Award function for her performance in the film Murder. The film also went on to become one among the major hits of the year. Since then, Mallika Sherawat has been well known for expressing her opinions in public very openly as well as for the reaction to some of her interviews. In the year 2005, Mallika Sherawat acted in the film The Myth which is a Chinese film that also co-stars Jackie Chan. She portrayed the role of an elegant Indian princess who falls in love and is rescued by Jackie Chan. The film The Myth was her very first International film. Her presence at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the same film grabbed and brought her a lot of attention with the Time Magazine's Richard Corliss describing her as the next big thing. Her performance in the the year 2006 in the film Pyaar Ke Side Effects that co-starred Rahul Bose was outstanding. The movie won her a lot of praise from in and around the industry and the film also did pretty well at the box office. Her first release in the year 2007 was with ace director Mani Ratnam for the film film Guru, in which she gave a guest appearance in a special song, Mayya Mayya that was a hit. She has also played a guest role in Himesh Reshammiya's film Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and it was reported that she charged Rs. 15 million for a 10-minute guest appearance. Her last release of the year 2007 was the film Welcome which also was successful at the box office as it received a blockbuster status. In the year 2008 she lined it up with releases Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. Both these films were very unsuccessful at the box office. She shifted to Hollywood in the year 2009, Mallika Sherawat then shooted for a Hollywood film named Hissss that co-stars Irrfan Khan and was directed by the ace director Jennifer Lynch. The film was based on the legend of Naga which is a an independent co-production between the countries United States and India. Sherawat has also finished shooting for another Hollywood film Love, Barack or Poltics of Love, directed by famous director William Dear. She plays the character Aretha Gupta, a well devoted local Obama volunteer and coordinator. The film is a romantic comedy that was set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. She has always maintained marital status as single, but as a matter of fact, Mallika was married for a short while to a pilot named Karan Singh Gill. Only lately she admitted that she was married way back in the year 1993. And while some also say that she has a son but the real truth remains veiled. She has also been the victim of rumours and controversies.