Birthday Exclusive: Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat celebrates her birthday today!- Here is wishing the actress a very happy birthday!
- Whatever said, Mallika finds a place among few other Indian celebrities who are internationally recognised and adored.
- And who can forget her version of 'Happy birthday' to "Modi-ji"? Well we tried, but it didn't work.
- Currently in the news for her reality show ‘The Bachelorette India — Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika’, the first official version of the international reality show ‘The Bachelorette’, Mallika seems keen on an image makeover.
- Often associated with controversies of a third kind, Mallika has habitually grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. Remember 'hurr' LA-twang of an accent on returning to India?
- Did you know that Mallika has even been a part of a few South Indian films? <br /> She played a prominent role in Kamal Haasan's 'Dasavatharam', and made special appearances in Simbu's 'Osthe' and 'Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Myalide'.
- Her upcoming release is 'Dirty Politics' where she plays 'Anokhi Devi'.
- And although none of her films have done too well at the BO after 'Murder', Mallika continued her journey in Bollywood alongside a parallel career in the US of A.
- Not ignoring Bollywood entirely, Mallika did feature in a handful of Hindi films including 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects' (2006), Darna Zaroori Hai (2006), 'Guru' (2007 -special appearance), 'Welcome' (2007), 'Ugly Aur Pagli' (2008), 'Double Dhamaal' (2011
- In fact, just last year, Mallika featured in a parody video of Salt-N-Pepa 'Whatta Man' with popular American singer Bruno Mars.
- After receiving an Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles in 2009, it seemed like Mallika truly began to believe she belonged overseas. Rubbing shoulders with famous Hollywood friends meant she hadn't overstayed her welcome.
- Her Hollywood release 'Politics of Love' (2011), was received moderately, but Mallika's performance was severely criticized, with some saying she was "trying too hard" in the film.
- Calling Jackie Chan her favourite co-star till date, Mallika's first international film 'The Myth' (2005) opposite the Chinese legend scored her a ticket to the Cannes Film Festival that year.
- Mallika had one other release, 'Bachke Rehna Re Baba', before venturing into non-Indian cinema.
- Slowly making preparations to take a bigger leap, Mallika sought Hollywood for a more substantial film career.
- But it was really 2004's 'Murder' opposite Emraan Hashmi that catapulted her career in Bollywood. Based on the Hollywood film 'Unfaithful', her bold portrayal as the adulteress earned her a Zee Cine Award nomination for best actress that year.
- Equipped with a philosophy degree from Delhi University, Mallika had little Bollywood-shaped stars in her eyes as she dreamt of becoming an movie star. Little did she or anyone else know that her dream would come true so soon with 2003's 'Khwahish'.
- But all that is in the past now as they have reconciled and accepted Mallika they way she is (yay to #happyendings#).
- Sharing a rather rocky relationship with her family, Mallika apparently strained ties with her entry into filmdom.
- The starlet changed her name to 'Mallika', meaning "empress", to avoid being confused with other actresses with the same name. She also reportedly adopted her mother's maiden name 'Sherawat', as an homage to the lady who supported her through tough
- And while Mallika has managed to keep everyone guessing, like many tinsel town actresses, her age is a thing of Bollywood mystery. However, some publications claim the actress was born on October 24, 1976, which would make her 37 years old today!
- Mallika Sherawat was born Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana.
Mallika Sherawat celebrates her birthday today!
Birthday Exclusive: Mallika Sherawat
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