Is the first Indian woman to get an offer to pose nude for Playboy
magazine and appear on the cover. Mallika turned down the offer in an
attempt to avoid the risk of being blacklisted in the Indian film
industry.
"I've slogged like crazy to get where I am. And those who think it's
just my body that got me where I am, they should take a look at the
others who have rushed in after me. They haven't gone beyond their
first feverish film".
