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| Mallika Sherawat |
Mallika Sherawatâ??s gutsy entry into Bollywood invited curiosity, admiration and criticism but she continues to be in her element when provocative.
Basics about Mallika Sherawat:
Mallika Sherawat was christened Reema Lamba. Sherawat is her motherâ??s maiden name. She was born on the 24th October 1981 in Haryana, India to a conservative family.
She studied at the Miranda House, New Delhi, obtaining a degree in Indian Philosophy. She worked as an air hostess before venturing into movies.
She was married to a Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill whom she later divorced.
Mallika was seen in Surjit Bindrakhiaâ??s music video Lak Tunoo. She also made a brief appearance in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002) as Sonia but that was as Reema Lamba.
Mallika Sherawatâ??s about Movies:
2003 to 2005 It was in 2003 that Mallika made a lot of noise in Bollywood with the release of Khwaish with Himanshu Mallik. The movie was on the lines of Erich Segalâ??s Love Story and received a lot of publicity for the number of kisses onscreen between the lead pair.
Anurag Basuâ??s Murder (2004) was based on the Hollywood movie Unfaithful and was a fatal love triangle between Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi and Ashmit Patel.
She worked with Rekha in Bachke Rehna Re Baba (2005) as a gold digger. Her appearance in Jackie Chanâ??s The Myth received a lot of attention and she turned heads as she appeared at the Cannes Film Festival.
2006 to 2008Â Mallika and Rahul Bose got together in a comedy Pyaar Ke Side effects (2006) that was an average success. Her other movie in 2006 was Darna Zaroori Hai. Her item number in Mayya Mayya in Guru was popular. She took on a negative role, albeit a brief one, in Aap Ka Suroor (2007) with Himesh Reshamiyya. Anees Bazmeeâ??s multi-starrer Welcome (2007) was a big success.
In 2008, she was part of the large scale Kamal Hassan starrer Dasavatharam, a Tamil movie. She played the role of Jasmine. Ugly Aur Pagli (2008) with Ranvir Shorey was another comedy that received moderate response. Sherawat and Rahul Bose were paired together in Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008), a comedy.