Kissing Queen Mallika Sherawat turns 35

Bollywood's Kissing Queen Mallika Sherawat, a former Indian model and now working as an actress in Bollywood films. Hot,sizzling and bold are the terms that can be associated with her. She is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood. She has achieved so much that no other Indian girl would have dreamed of.

Mallika Sherawat (Reema Lamba) was born in Haryana, India. She belongs to a conservative Jat family who lived in the interiors of Rohtak. Even her teachers at School say that even as a kid she was a flamboyant, bold, sharp, outspoken girl. Today (October 24) Mallika as well as her large fans would celebrate her birthday.

Sherawat attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful. She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year. Since then, Sherawat has been known for expressing her opinions in public, as well for the reaction to some of her statements.

In 2005, Sherawat acted in The Myth, a Chinese film, co-starring with Jackie Chan. She played the role of an Indian princess who falls in love and is rescued by Jackie. The Myth was her first International film. Her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the film grabbed a lot of attention with Time Magazine's Richard Corliss calling her "the next big thing".

Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects, co-starring Rahul Bose, won her praise from around the industry,and the film also did moderately well at the box office.Her first release in 2007 was Mani Ratnam's Guru, in which she appeared in a special song, "Mayya Mayya".She also played a guest role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and reportedly charged Rs. 15 million for a 10-minute appearance last release of 2007 was Welcome, which also did well at the box office receiving blockbuster status.

Mallika was honored for her work in the field of arts by Mayor Jerramiah T Healy of Jersey City, New Jersey. She was given the Team Jersey City's Arts Honree for this year award. She was made an honorary citizen of Los Angeles in 2009.She was made an honorary citizen by the Los Angeles City Council during a celebration of India's Independence Day.