Mallika Sherawat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mallika Sherawat

• She was born in a middle-class joint family.

  

• Since childhood, she used to copy the dance steps of the Indian actress Madhuri Dixit, but her mother used to ask her to assist her in cooking food instead of dancing.

• While she was in school, she was one of the toppers of her class. She also participated in various extra-curricular activities.

  

• She then worked as an air hostess for a few months.

  

• She once shared that in her family, male members were given preference over female members. She was never allowed to go on a night out at her friends’ place. She once said that while growing up, she was so fed up with patriarchal dominance in her family that she ran away from her home to make her career as an actress.

• Her father was so upset over this that he disowned her and disallowed her to use his surname. After which she changed her name from Reema Lamba to Mallika Sherawat (Sherawat was her mother’s maiden name).

• She had sold her maternal grandmother’s jewellery at the time she ran from her home.

• For auditions, she used to travel by local trains as bus fares were too high for her at that time.

• Mallika then did a TV ad with Shah Rukh Khan after which she started getting more offers of TV commercials.

• She also worked as a model in various print advertisements and photoshoots.

  

• She has been featured in various Hindi short videos like “Maar Dala” (1999), “Dil Chori Sada Ho Gaya” (2000), “Lak Tunu Tunu” (2001), and “Jaane Do Na” (2002).

• In 2004, she gained immense popularity for her bold scenes in the Hindi film ‘Murder.’

  

• She has also been featured in a few music videos like “Aap Jaisa Koi: Baby” (2004; Hindi) and “Bruno Mars: Whatta Man” (2012; English).

  

• The diamonds that she wore at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival were worth 4.5 crore (INR) by Orra Diamonds.

  

• In the 2003 Hindi film Khwahish, she did 17 kissing scenes with her co-star Himanshu Malik.

• In 2005, she rejected the role of Sira in the English film ‘Private Moments.’

• In 2006, she was ranked number 9 in ‘Top Bollywood Actresses by Rediff and number 4 by the UK magazine Eastern Eye in Asia’s Sexiest Women list.

• In April 2006, Mallika, along with a few other Indian actors, performed in the world concert tour ‘Rock Stars.’

• She then appeared in various Hindi films like ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ (2006), ‘Darna Zaroori Hai’ (2006), ‘Welcome’ (2007), ‘Dirty Politics’ (2015), and ‘RK/RKay’ (2022).

• She has featured in various Hindi item songs such as “Mayya Mayya” from Guru (2007), “Jalebi Bai” from Double Dhamaal (2011), “Shalu Ke Thumke” from Bin Bulaye Baraati (2011), “Laila” from Tezz (2012), and “Ghaghara” from Dirty Politics (2015).

  

• In January 2007, she was invited to Princess Myasa, King Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa’s daughter in Qatar.

• She was offered to portray Jesus Christ’s friend in the American film Aquarian Gospel in 2008. Later, the film was shelved.

• The Los Angeles City Council made her an honorary citizen of Los Angeles on 15 August 2009.

• In 2011, she acted in the English film ‘Politics of Love’ in which she played the role of Aretha Gupta.

  

• In 2013, a contestant named Vijay Singh won the finale of the Hindi reality TV show ‘The Bachelorette India,’ a swayamvar show of Mallika Sherawat. However, she never married him. For the show, she had demanded Rs 30 crore as fees. She also kissed one of her contestants in the show.

  

• She played the role of Snake Empress in the Chinese film ‘Time Raiders’ in 2016.

  

• In 2024, she acted in the Tamil film ‘Pambattam.’

  

• She once received an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine, but she refused the offer as she was afraid of not getting work in Bollywood due to it.

• She has reportedly got her entire body insured with an American insurance company.

• She has met various renowned personalities like Barack Obama and Bill Gates.

  

• She has been working for various social welfare campaigns for a very long time. In 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, she locked herself in a cage for twelve hours to support the Free A Girl India NGO.

  

• She was offered roles in a few Hindi TV serials like Hasratien and Zanjeerin. However, she rejected the offer.

• Mallika is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Lily.

  

• She regularly practices yoga to remain fit.

  

• She has walked the red carpet of the Oscars and Cannes Film Festival various times.

  

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Cosmopolitan, Bollywood, Stardust, Filmfare, and Femina.

  

• She was once featured in a print ad for a public service campaign for polio awareness.

  

• She is often spotted smoking hukka at parties and events.

  

• She is a follower of the Indian spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi.

  

• In an interview, she shared that the first Hindi film she ever signed was ‘Kab Kyon Kahan.’ However, the film was shelved.

• She was once appointed the Advisory Board member of the Asian Academy of Film and Television.

• She is considered a look-alike of the Hollywood actress Halle Berry.

  

• Mallika Sherawat and her ex-boyfriend Cyrille Auxenfans were once asked to vacate their luxury apartment in Paris which was rented for 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 couple’s lawyer said that they were going through a financial crisis.

• In an interview, she shared that various Indian male actors had asked her to compromise with them for roles in films. However, she refused to do so after which she lost a few films.

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