Mallika Sherawat

Mallika Sherawat interests me less as a Bollywood sex symbol and more as a woman who chose risk. Coming from Rohtak and educated at the University of Delhi, she took bold, controversial roles in films like Murder at a time when conservative expectations made that genuinely costly. Plenty of performers play it safe; she leaned into the backlash and built an identity on her own terms. I respect that kind of conviction more than any single performance. Carving out an independent persona in an industry that pressures women to conform takes a nerve I find genuinely admirable.

Name (English)

Mallika Sherawat

Name (Japanese)

マリカ・シェラワット

Reading

まりか・しぇらわっと

Born

October 24, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

Rohtak, Rohtak district, India

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / television actor

University

University of Delhi

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mallikasherawat/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallika%20Sherawat
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262665

Tags

• Rohtak district
• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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