Mallika Sherawat was born on 24 October 1976, in Haryana, India as Reema Lamba, and is best known as an actress who plays in Hollywood, Bollywood and Chinese movies. She made her big breakthrough with Aap Kaa Surroor, and has gone on to appear in other successful television and movie projects.
So just how rich is Mallika Sherawat as of mid-2017? Authoritative sources report that Sherawat’s net worth is as high as $10 million, accumulated from her over a decade-long career in the acting industry.
Mallika Sherawat Net Worth $10 million
Sherawat attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road and then enrolled into Miranda House, Delhi University, graduating with a degree in philosophy. Before deciding to pursue her acting career, Mallika worked as an air hostess. Prior to starring in Bollywood movies, Sherawat appeared in commercials and music videos, and subsequently made her debut with a small role in ‘’ Jeena Sirf Merre Liye’’, where she was credited as Reema Lamba. She then adopted her stage name from her mother’s maiden name to avoid confusion with a similarly named actress. In 2003 she landed a starring role in ‘’ Khwahish’’ and caught the attention of the media. In the following year, Mallika went on to play Simran Sehgal in ‘’Murder’’, receiving mixed reviews and three out of five stars from Taran Adarsh of ‘’Bollywood Hungama’’, but Sherawat was receiving recognition for her bold role in the movie, and was nominated for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards. Following in the same manner, she landed a role in ‘’The Myth’’, a Chinese box office hit movie, portraying Samantha and acting alongside Jackie Chan – in addition to being a huge financial success, ‘’The Myth’’ received positive reviews from the critics as well. Her net worth was now well established.
In 2006, she played Trisha Mallick in ‘’Pyaar Ke Side Effects’’, a Hindi romantic comedy, which grossed $74.7 million at the box office, with her performance praised by the critics saying that she stole the show. Sherawat had a guest role on ‘’ Aap Ka Suroor – The Real Love Story’’ in 2007. As of the same year, she made an appearance in ‘’Guru’’, which received positive reviews by critics worldwide, even becoming a blockbuster in the US.
Mallika continued to make notable appearances in Bollywood movies throughout the late 2000s and in 2011, her Hollywood career developed further when she portrayed Aretha Gupta in ‘’Politics of Love’’.
As of the more recent past, Sherawat landed a role in ‘’Time Raiders’’, a 2016 Chinese fantasy movie, and in 2017 Mallika has been cast in ‘’Zeenat’’, a movie based on a story about women and injustice done to them. She received the Advisory Board membership of the Asian Academy of film and television, and been listed in the Top 10 of Bollywood Actresses.
In her personal life, Sherawat was briefly married to Karan Singh Gill in 2001-02, but has apparently been single since then. In 2013, Sherawat participated in ‘’Bachelorette: India’’ trying to find a suitable husband for herself. She is widely recognized for her charity work and received honorary citizenship of Los Angeles in 2009.
