08-02-2006 06:34
"What did she mean? And then after all the gushing, her role in 'The Myth' was nothing more than a cameo," he said.
While responses to Mallika at the Toronto fest ranged from lukewarm to indifferent, audiences and critics were far more categorical in their dismissal of "The Myth", which has been declared a certifiable dud.
The plot has Chan in a double role as a Ming warrior in ancient times and an archaeologist in present times.
A prominent Indian director, who was present at the Toronto Film Festival where the film was screened, said: "After the screening of any film at the festival the papers next day are filled with news and views. There was hardly anything at all about 'The Myth'.
"There was a cold indifferent silence to the film and to Mallika Sherawat. One feels sorry for her because she had pumped up her presence in the film as some kind of a grand event. This is more like a damp squib."
Critics have rated "The Myth" as arguably the worst film of Jackie Chan's career. Where does Mallika go from here?
Back to the Bollywood grind? She has a brief role in one segment of Ram Gopal Varma's "Darna Zaroori Hai" with Anil Kapoor and a part in Satish Kaushik's "Shaadi Se Pehle" with Suniel Shetty.
What a sad impasse in the career of a spunky actress who virtually re-wrote the rules of female stardom in "Murder".
Mallika Sherawat
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