Mallika scorched the silver screen with her 17 kisses. Though many raised their eyebrows over her 'hot' act but this didn't deter masses from accepting her as the next Oomph queen of the Bollywood. Her maiden film Khwaish has been well received by the masses. To top it all, Govind Menon, the director of her film has signed her for his next venture too.

The girl who was initially known as Reema Gill and Reema Lamba in Delhi's fashion circles took up this new name Mallika Sherawat, when she decided to part ways with her conservative family. "I had a tiff with my dad who was very orthodox and was against my getting into modelling and movies. So I walked out of his life and instead of Lamba, I used my grandmother's maiden name.", she clarifies.

Mallika makes no bones about her sexuality and is proud of her act in Khwahish. "What do you expect to see? 17 kisses on screen and there were many more during rehearsals, takes and retakes. If a hero can enjoy it, why can't I? Both of us had a great time. I did all this because the script demanded it but I'm against unnecessary exposure."she says.