Mallika Sherawat (born Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana, India) is an Indian actress and model. Known for her bold attitude, Sherawat frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol
Mallika Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she says that she adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name. She is from a Jat family.She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of all the support her mother has provided for her.She went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.[citation needed] She has obtained a degree in philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.
Sherawat's screen debut was in Lak Tunoo, a music video by Surjit Bindrakhia. She attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful. She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.
Since then, Sherawat has been known for expressing her opinions in public, as well for the reaction to some of her statements.
Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects co-starring Rahul Bose won her praise from around the industry, and the film also did moderately well at the box office.
Her first release in 2007 was Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, in which she appeared in an "item number". Her last release of 2007 was Welcome which also did well at the box office receiving blockbuster status.
Her 2008 releases were Ugly aur Pagli and Mann Gaye Mughal e Azam. Both films were not successful at the box office and were critically panned.She also played a small role in Dasavathaaram.
In 2006, Sherawat acted in The Myth co-starring with Jackie Chan and also made an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the film.
