mallika sherawat

Mallika Sherawat Born Reema LambaOctober 24, 1976 (1976-10-24) (age 32)Rohtak Haryana, India Occupation Actress Years active 2002–present Mallika Sherawat (Hindi: मल्लिका शेरावत, born October 24, 197 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 Contentshid Early life 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 She was married to Captain Karan Singh Gill - Jet Airways pilot and later divorced. Career 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.[3] 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[4] 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,[5] and the film also garnered decent collections at the box office becoming a moderate success.[6] 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 Reshammiyas Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, where she played a "vampish role".[7] Mallika herself has protested, saying that it is a negative role but not a vamp role.[7] With Aap Ka Suroor she has become the most expensive "Item Girl",[8] as she charged Rs. 1.5 crore[8]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.[9] Sherawat has been voted as one of Asia's 100 most beautiful people by the Hong Kong based fashion and beauty magazine, Cover.[10] Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2002 Jeena Sirf Merre Liye Sonia (Special appearance) credited as Reema Lamba 2003 Khwahish Lekha Khorzuvekar 2004 Kis Kis Ki Kismat Meena Madhok 2004 Murder Simran Saigal 2005 Bachke Rehna Re Baba Padmini 2005 The Myth Indian Princess Chinese film 2006 Pyaar Ke Side Effects Trisha 2006 Shaadi Se Pehle Sania 2006 Darna Zaroori Hai 2007 Guru Jhumpa - The Dancer Item number Mayya MayyaSpecial Appearance 2007 Preeti Eke Bhoomi Melide Item number Kannada film 2007 Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story Ruby Special Appearance 2007 Fauj Mein Mauj Sunehri Dhanda postponed 2007 Welcome Ishika 2008 Unveiled Announced 2008 Dasavathaaram Jasmine Taml film 2008 Ugly Aur Pagli Kuhu Released 2008 Dhakrey's Bed(Proper use of butter) Koshal Production Released 2008 Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Shabnam Released