Mallika Sherawat Wins An Award In US

She may not get many awards back home, but Mallika Sherawat has been selected for a US award that’s given to international artistes of diverse creative talents.

The Bollywood siren is headed to California to receive the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award which is given by the US-based Multicultural Motion Picture Association as a part of its Diversity Awards.

Mallika will receive the award at the star-studded gala dinner on Sunday. Celebrities from the entertainment industry worldwide will attend the presentation ceremony at the Universal Studio’s Global Theatre.

With the award, Mallika joins the ranks of Salma Hayek, Halle Berry and Monica Belluci, all of who have been the past recipients of the same award.

The award is given to celebrities for their “distinctive onscreen persona that is uniquely their own…” according to the citation on the award.

Speaking about the news of award, Mallika says it took time to sink in and she first thought it was a hoax.

The actress has worked with Jackie Chan in The Myth and is presently working on Jennifer Lynch’s movie Hisss along with Hollywood expert Robert Kurtzman.