| 1. Mallika Sherawat abstains from smoking. |
| 2. She derived her surname, Sherawat, from her mother, Santosh Sherawat. |
| 3. Before pursuing acting, she worked as an air hostess. |
| 4. In 2000, she tied the knot with Karan Singh Gill, a Jet Airways pilot, but they divorced a year later. |
| 5. Her breakthrough came with the movie Khwahish, including a scene with 17 kisses. |
| 6. She declined an offer to pose nude for Playboy magazine. |
| 7. The diamond jewelry she wore at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, sponsored by Orra Diamonds, was valued at 4.5 crore INR. |
| 8. She adheres to a vegetarian diet. |
| 9. She had the opportunity to meet Barack Obama multiple times. |
| 10. Her Hollywood debut took place in The Myth, co-starring Jackie Chan. |
| 11. In 2013, Vijay Singh won The Bachelorette India reality show to marry her, but the marriage never transpired. |
| 12. In 2011, her brother Vikram Lamba got arrested for an accidental firearm discharge in Mumbai. |
| 13. She altered her name following her father's caution that associating with the film industry would blemish the family name. |
| 14. Her full body was insured with an American insurance firm. |
