Born Reema Lamba, the actress rechristened herself to Mallika Sherawat before heading towards a career in tinseltown.
Next, she featured in a couple of modelling assignments, leading to a blink-and-miss appearance in the eminently forgettable Jeena Sirf Mere Liye featuring the Tusshar and Kareena Kapoor.
It was perhaps the only time Mallika went unnoticed. Everything changed after her next two releases, Khwahish and Murder.
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