Mallika Sherawat Ignores White House Offer

Mallika Sherawat has already been seen at two events with the US President Barack Obama. She missed out on making strike three with an exclusive poetry reading session at the Presidential residence in Washington.

Reason? She will host a party to promote her film at Cannes on the same date.

And so, despite her professed love for poetry (the actress admits to being familiar with the verse of 13th century poet Amir Khusro, 19th century poet Mirza Ghalib and America’s TS Eliot), work won this round.

A source close to the Hisss actress insists that for Madame M, her “professional commitments come first”.

Hosting a sunset cocktail party for her Hollywood release, Politics of Love on Nikki Beach in Cannes was something she had committed to, months before.

So it was out with Obama and in with the French Riviera for the actress. She flew to the famed French town early today morning.

She notes, “It’s always a pleasure to meet the most powerful man in the world and it’s very special that I was invited amongst the 100 invitees.

But since the Cannes commitment was a prior one and the White House invite only came recently, I had to regretfully decline. I sent my apologies. I am looking forward to more invitations from him in the future.” Source