Birth Name Reema Lambha
Nickname Bollywood's Kissing Queen
Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Bears a resemblance to actress Halle Berry.
Has a degree in Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.
Some of her favorite films are Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981) and Masoom (1983).
Is the first Indian woman to get an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine and appear on the cover. Mallika turned down the offer in an attempt to avoid the risk of being blacklisted in the Indian film industry.
The cost of the diamonds that Mallika wore at the Cannes Film Festival 2005 was Rs 45 million. They were sponsored by Orra Diamonds. Nine sets of jewelery were especially designed for Mallika, including diamond studded necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
Changed her name from Reema Lamba to Mallika Sherawat when she did her first film, Khwahish (2003). She claims to have changed it because there were already too many actresses in the industry with similar names like Reema Sen, Raima Sen, and Rimii Sen.
She accepted the Advisory Board membership of the Asian Academy of film and television supporting the film education in India.
A small-town girl (from Rohtak in Haryana), Mallika always had stars in her eyes and was determined to pursue the glamour profession and give it all it took to make it. Even though her conservative father was dead against her decision, Mallika defied his wishes and moved to Mumbai to carve a niche for herself in the big bad world of showbiz. Very few would know that she not only defied her father’s wishes, but also walked out of her marriage with Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill in Delhi to pursue her dream. Mallika, then called Reema, had married Karan soon after she completed her graduation from Miranda House, Delhi University and was working as a part time airhostess.
With good reason, Mallika displayed enough skin to make her one of the 'hottest' actresses in the Hindi film industry today. Mallika debuted in a small role in Vashu Bhagnani's Jeena Sirf Mere Liye, but it was Khwahish and her dare bare attitude with co-actor Himanshu Mallik that brought her fame in Bollywood.
At 21, Mallika was on the cover page of an international magazine, Snoop, and the Indian edition of Cosmopolitan. And all this before her debut film had even hit the marquee. Truly outstanding for a girl, who does not come from a famous film family and has no godfather.
Mallika Sherawat has a Hollywood Milkshake named after Her — Washington:
The Mallika Shake comes with Banana, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Sherawat, known as “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” and one of the most desirable women on the planet according to AskMen, arrived at Millions of Milkshakes after a special event for her new film “Hisss” (co-starring Slumdog Millionaire’s Irrfan Khan) at the Fangoria Convention downtown, where she was showing exclusive clips to “Hisss” which just started post-production in Los Angeles after a 6 month shoot in India.
Sherawat, known as “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” and one of the most desirable women on the planet according to AskMen, arrived at Millions of Milkshakes after a special event for her new film “Hisss” (co-starring Slumdog Millionaire’s Irrfan Khan) at the Fangoria Convention downtown, where she was showing exclusive clips to “Hisss” which just started post-production in Los Angeles after a 6 month shoot in India.
