subject: Mallika Sherawat - Bollywood Actress [print this page] Mallika Sherawat was born as Reema Lamba in Haryana, into a Jat family on 24th October, 1976. She changed her name to Mallika meaning empress to avoid confusion with another actress named Reema.
Mallika surname Sherawat is her mother maiden name. She has stated that she uses Sherawat because of the support that her mother has provided her.
Mallika did her schooling from Delhi Public School in Mathura, Delhi. Later she enrolled at Miranda House, Delhi University, to acquire a degree in Philosophy. Before entering Bollywood films, Mallika appeared in television commercials.
She was seen with Amitabh Bachchan in the BPL ad and with Shahrukh Khan in an ad for Santro. She also appeared in Surjit Bindrakhia music video Lak Tunoo. Mallika Sherawat made her debut in Bollywood with a supporting role in Jeena Sirf Mere Liye (2002) where she was credited as Reema Lamba.
This film also starred Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. It was directed by Talat Jani and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. It was a remake of 2001 Telugu movie Manasantha Nuvve (2001). She made a special appearance as Sonia. The film did not do well at the Box Office.
Mallika Sherawat next Bollywood film is Double Dhamaal. It is directed and produced by Indra Kumar. It is co-produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Kangna Ranaut, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Aashish Chaudhary and Arshad Warsi.
It is the sequel to the 2007 comedy film Dhamaal (2007). Mallika another film is F.A.L.T.U, under the banner of Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd. It is romantic film.
Its star cast includes Akshay Kumar, Jackky Bhagnani, Pooja Gupta, Riteish Deshmukh, R. Madhavan, Angad Bedi, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Akbar Khan. It is being directed by choreographer-turned director Remo Douza.
Mallika will also be seen in Fauj Mein Mauj, produced by Ravi Walia and written by Farhad. It revolves around a woman who joins a male regiment. Mallika joins the army after her husband death and becomes a distraction to all the men in the cavalry. The film is a comedy.
In 2010, Mallika Sherawat will be seen in Hollywood film HISSS, co-starring Irrfan Khan. The film is directed by American director Jennifer Lynch. The story is based on the curse of the cobra goddess.
Whenever men desecrate or violate the cobra, they are doomed to suffer the petrifying curse of the snake woman, of death and infertility. Only respect and worship can keep the population safe and the women fertile. Mallika is also appearing in Hollywood film Politics Of Love.
The film is directed by American director William Dear. Mallika plays Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator. First look of Politics Of Love was unveiled by Sherawat at Cannes 2010.
Politics Of Love is a film whose narrative surrounds the various stories of love which blossomed out of the 2008 election of Barrack Obama. Mallika was married to Karan Singh Gill, a pilot. But they divorced in a year. Mallika Sherawat claims she is 28 years of age.But certain records suggest that she is over 38 years of age.
