Mallika Sherawat abstains from smoking. |
She derived her surname, Sherawat, from her mother, Santosh Sherawat. |
Before pursuing acting, she worked as an air hostess. |
In 2000, she tied the knot with Karan Singh Gill, a Jet Airways pilot, but they divorced a year later. |
Her breakthrough came with the movie Khwahish, including a scene with 17 kisses. |
She declined an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine. |
The diamond jewelry she wore at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, sponsored by Orra Diamonds, was valued at 4.5 crore INR. |
She adheres to a vegetarian diet. |
She had the opportunity to meet Barack Obama multiple times. |
Her Hollywood debut took place in The Myth, co-starring Jackie Chan. |
In 2013, Vijay Singh won The Bachelorette India reality show to marry her, but the marriage never transpired. |
In 2011, her brother Vikram Lamba got arrested for an accidental firearm discharge in Mumbai. |
She altered her name following her father's caution that associating with the film industry would blemish the family name. |
Her full body was insured with an American insurance firm. |