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''Mallika Sherawat'

Birth name:- Reema Lamba
Born:-October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24) (age 30) Rohtak, Haryana, India

Personal life


Mallika Sherawat was born Reema Lamba in 1976. Her father Mukeshkumar Lamba, a senior Haryana government official, was posted at the time in the town of Narwana in Jind district of Haryana. Mallika was about seven when her dad was transferred to Delhi in end-1983. Mallika sherawat studied at the prestigious Delhi Public School (DPS), Mathura Road, from Class 3-12. Mallika passed out of DPS in 1994. Senior school teacher Lalit Mathur remembers her as a ‘‘flamboyant, bold, sharp, outspoken girl’’.
After DPS, Mallika moved on to Miranda House in Delhi University where she has a degree in philosophy, during which time she also worked briefly as an air hostess. She got married soon after college to a boy of her choice, Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill. Glamour photographers recall that Reema Gill, as she was known then, would avoid any mention of her husband, even deny being married.
Mallika has often stated that she changed her first name to avoid confusion with contemporaries like Raima Sen, Reema Sen and Rimi Sen. Friends say she opted for the uncommon surname Sherawat (a modification of her mother’s maiden name Sehrawat ) for its distinctive sound and not, as Mallika later said, because of her strained relationship with her father and his relatives.

Career


Mallika's onscreen debut was in Lak Tunoo, a music video by Surjit Bindrakhia.[2] She attracted wide notice with her appearance in the 2003 movie Khwahish, which was, by Indian standards, quite racy; Ms. Sherawat appeared in a number of revealing costumes. Later that year, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's "Unfaithful" that again challenged Indian film standards. She received a 'Best Actress' nomination at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in "Murder" as it went on to become the biggest hit of the year.
Since then, Sherawat has been known as the Controversy Queen of Bollywood[citation needed] as she continues to make headlines through her outfits and blunt 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.
Since her debut, Mallika was often accused of simply being a sexy woman without talent. Her performance in 2006 Pyaar Ke Side Effects co-starring Rahul Bose won her praise from around the industry[citation needed] and the film also garnered decent collections.[citation needed] The movie stamped Mallika as an actress who started off as an item girl and joined the main stream later on.
She is now beginning to work in the Kollywood (Tamil) film industry as well. She plays the second fiddle in Dasavatharam starring Kamal Haasan,Asin and Jayapradha. She is also doing an item number in Kannada film "Preethi Eke Bhoomi Melidhe" for which she was offered 75 lakhs
Her latest project is a 11-minute role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, which has been called a "vampish role".[5] Mallika herself has protested, saying that it is a negative role but not a vamp role.
There were rumours that Mallika sherawat is starting her own banner blue velvet with his brother vikram and she may be backing the stuck film Fauj Mein Mauj which is directed by Murli Nagavalli

Hollywood offer


Mallika sherawat was offered to do a lead role in " Unveiled" directed by Bill bannerman who assisted the Oscar winning director Clint Eastwood. Mallika plays a role of Muslim woman who has two husbands and an American lover.

Filmography