In the end, it had to be her.

Her films might have been disasters, and her fashion sense might have left women across the country complaining, but men, like us and Jackie Chan, didn't really see much reason to be upset.

Ms Sherawat is undeniably an icon. She has pushed-up her way through Bollywood's crop, and become an adjective. Now, when a young Indian girl is skimpily dressed, her friends hiss and say 'she's doing a Mallika.'

Don't listen to them, Mallika. Half the country is jealous; the other half is wistful.