In the mid-00s, there was a time when actress Mallika Sherawat was considered Bollywood’s *** symbol and was too much to handle for a certain section of people. 

Anything she did made headlines and she often found herself embroiled in controversies.  

One such controversy that had become the talk of the town was her New Year dance performance on December 31, 2006. 

Soon after her dance performance was televised, a case was filed against her by the former president of the Vadodara Bar Association, Narendra Tiwari. He had termed her dance performance “obscene”, according to Indian Express. 

© Instagram/Mallika Sherawat

Months later, a Vadodara court had issued a bailable warrant against Mallika asking her to remain present during the court proceedings after she didn’t respond to the summons by the court.  

In 2013, the Supreme Court stayed Vadodara court's order and gave Mallika a breather in the case.  

Take a look at the “obscene” dance performance below:  

This was not all, there was also another controversy that had taken place days before the legal trouble. 

A report in Mumbai Mirror had stated that the performance was not supposed to be televised. After realising that it is airing on TV, Mallika had staged a walkout in the midst of her performance.  

When show’s organiser Ali Morani was asked about it, he said, “Yes, I got Mallika the deal. But beyond that, I really don’t know what happened.”  

© Instagram/Mallika Sherawat

A source close to Mallika had told the website, “It was a clear breach of contract, and not on Mallika’s part. According to the contract, only 10 seconds of her performance on stage that evening was meant to be televised. Mallika was clearly given to understand that the brief 10-second footage would be used for news clippings, etc. When she realised that the whole show was being telecast, against the contract, she simply walked out.”

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