Mallika Sherawat's hottest on-screen appearances

Mallika Sherawat was born as Reema Lamba in Moth, a small village in Hisar district of Haryana in a Jat family. Known for her bold onscreen attitude in films, Mallika has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol. After appearing in the successful romantic comedy, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, she won her much coveted critical acclaim. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name. She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name due to the kind of support that her mother has provided her. Although relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry, Sherawat's family have now accepted her career choice. Her sexy and alluring personality has earned her a special place in the Bollywood industry. She has appeared in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shah Rukh Khan for Santro. While Mallika is in the big league now, she had debuted in films with a small role in the film, Jeena Sirf Merre Liye, where she was credited as Reema Lamba. The actress has never shied away from the camera and here are films where she set the screen ablaze…

Khwahish: Mallika managed to grab eyeballs and set the temperatures soaring right from her very first film, Khwahish, that featured 17 kisses - a first for a Bollywood film. She had starred in this film opposite the handsome model, Himanshu Malik. Mallika was much appreciated as the feisty Marathi girl, Lekha Khorzuvekar. This film ran into a lot of controversies due to its racy content and the bold scenes.

Murder: This film was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and starred Emraan Hashmi , Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit Patel in lead roles. The film was apparently an uncredited remake of the Hollywood movie, Unfaithful. The film got mixed reviews from critics and yet managed to become a highly successful venture at the box-office, earning the super hit status. Murder became a breakthrough of sorts because of the sexy lovemaking scenes between the lead pair, Mallika Sherawat and Emraan Hashmi. The song ‘Bheege honth tere’ became a rage and Mallika Sherawat became every man’s fantasy.

Hiss: Mallika looks sexy as the slithery snakewoman in this film. The actress has a sex scene in this film too but not with a man. Mallika is seen making love with a huge robust snake that slithers all over her. There is a another scene in the film that depicts the metamorphosis of the snake into a fully grown snakewoman. For this scene Mallika had to shed all inhibitions. Another scene in the film has her wriggling her way to the top of a light post in her birthday suit.

Dirty Politics: The film, Dirty Politics, sparked outrage long before it was slated for an official release in the theatre. There was a huge controversy surrounding the poster, where the leading lady of the film, Mallika Sherawat, was seen draped in the tricolour. There were protests throughout the country. As if all that controversy was not enough, the film also featured quite a few racy scenes between Mallika and Om Puri.