Indian actress Mallika Sherawat is known for having a bold attitude. Her debut film was Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002). She was critically acclaimed for her roles in Kwahish (2003) and Murder (2004). In 2005, Mallika appeared in The Myth, alongside Jackie Chan. The film was lauded by the masses. Soon after, she starred in Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) which garnered immense appreciation.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Reema Lamba |
| Nickname | Mallika |
| Profession | Actress, Model |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm |
| in meters- 1.68 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5' 6" | |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 52 Kg |
| in Pounds- 115 lbs | |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 36-26-36 |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1976-10-24 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 41 Years |
| Birth Place | Moth, Hisar, Haryana, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Rohtak, Haryana, India |
| School | Delhi Public School, New Delhi |
| College | Miranda House, Delhi University |
| Educational Qualifications | Degree in Philosophy |
| Debut | Film: Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002) |
| TV: The Bachelorette India (2013) | |
| Family | Father- Mukesh Kumar Lamba |
| Mother- Santosh Sherawat | |
| Sister- N/A | |
| Brother- Vikram Lamba | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Yoga, Travelling |
| Controversies | • For the first poster look of her film 'Dirty Politics', she was sitting on top of a car outside the State Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan, wearing the national flag with a CD in hand. |
| • Her bold outfits and cleavage while promoting 'The Myth' at Cannes Film Festival 2005 made the headlines. | |
| • Her topless photo in the film 'Hisss' created controversy after which she clarified that she was wearing a body suit. | |
| • In December, Mallika Sherawat and her French boyfriend Cyrille Auxenfans faced eviction crisis from their luxury apartment in Paris that costs around 80,000 euros (INR 60.76 lakh) in rent. The landlord demanded to seize their furniture and a luxury watch against the due rent. The matter is sub judice, and the couple's lawyer said that they are going through financial crisis. | |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Multi grain toast |
| Favourite Actor | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Favourite Film | Underground |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Cyrille Auxenfans |
| Husband | Karan Singh Gill (Pilot, 2000-2001) |
| Children | Daughter- Not Known |
| Son- Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mallika Sherawat
- Does Mallika Sherawat smoke?: No
- Does Mallika Sherawat drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Mallika’s original name is Reema Lamba, but she adopted her surname from her mother’s name i.e. Santosh Sherawat.
- Before acting, she worked as an air hostess.
- In 2000, she married Karan Singh Gill, a Jet Airways pilot, but the couple got divorced a year after.
- She came into limelight by doing a film called Khwahish in which she did 17 kisses with co-star Himanshu Malik.
- She was once offered to pose nude for Playboy magazine, but she refused the offer as she was feared of not getting work in Bollywood due to it.
- The diamonds that she wore at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival was worth 4.5 crore (INR) by Orra Diamonds.
- She is a vegetarian.
- On a couple of occasions she had the opportunity to meet Barack Obama.
- In 2005, she made her Hollywood debut alongside Jackie Chan with film The Myth, with a her 10 minute role.
- In 2013, Vijay Singh won the finale of The Bachelorette India reality show to marry her, but it didn’t happened.
- In 2011, her brother Vikram Lamba was arrested after he accidentally fired a bullet while cleaning his revolver, which injured a person in Mumbai.
