Credited as the “original Bollywood bombshell,” Mallika Sherawat first captivated Indian audiences in the 2003 film Khawish and has gone on to become one of Bollywood’s hottest actresses.
Mallika will next star in Jennifer Lynch’s Indo-American film HIsss, alongside Irrfan Khan of Slumdog Millionaire fame.
Jennifer Lynch, David Lynch’s daughter, and a well known director in her own right, is the director for Hisss. She was also the director of the movie Boxing Helena, starring Sherilyn Fenn. There was a bit of a feminist outcry over the movie due to the sadistic nature of the movie (spoiler alert – Wiki link). In October 2008, Lynch’s film Surveillance took the top prize at the Festival de Cine de Sitges, and then became the first female to win the Best Director at the New York City Horror Film Festival.
Mallika is known to US audiences for her role opposite Jackie Chan in The Myth and emerged as a breakout star at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, with Time Magazine’s Richard Corliss calling her “the next big thing.” Over the past year, the interest in Mallika has begun crossing over to the West. Mallika is an incredible dancer, and my all time Mallika favorite is the song “Maiya maiya” from the movie Guru. Sorry about the low quality video, but I think you will still be able to see what I mean:
Earlier this month, she was given a special honor by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in a council presentation recognizing her as an honorary citizen of the City of Los Angeles and presenting her with a resolution for her extraordinary career and charitable efforts. She was recently invited to the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, and she received the Diversity Award in Hollywood and the Arts Award by the mayor of Jersey City. This fall in Los Angeles, Mallika will star in her first all-American project, playing a character inspired in part by Attorney General of San Francisco, Kamala Harris, in a film set during last year’s Presidential election.
Mallika currently resides in Los Angeles.
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