She
may keep a low profile here, but Mallika Sherawat is creating waves abroad.
The diva is a recipient of the
US-based Multicultural Motion Picture Association’s Diversity Awards and
is flying to attend a star-studded gala dinner this Sunday in California.
Mallika, who will be presented
the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award — given to artists of diverse creative
talents worldwide, will join other international celebs from the film and
television industry at the Universal Studios’ Global Theatre for the
presentation ceremony.
The citation
behind the award states it is bestowed for the recipients’
“distinctive on-screen persona that is uniquely their own and allows their
character depictions to bring audiences from laughter to tears”.
A surprised Mallika told BT,
“I thought it was a hoax! But then I said stranger things than an Indian
actress getting an award in Hollywood have happened... like a handsome black man
in the White House!”
Past recipients of the award
include top Hollywood actresses like Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, and Monica
Belluci. Mallika said modestly, “I’m certainly not in their league
yet, but hopefully in ten years — when I’ve worked as long as they
have, I’ll have a body of work that’s as good.”
Meanwhile, after The Myth with
Jackie Chan, the actress is doing Hiss for Hollywood with Jennifer Lynch and
Robert Kurtzman. “It’s going to shock the hell out of you, but you
will be entertained,” Mallika promised.