For Mallika Sherawat who made her debut at the Cannes Film Festival with the Jackie Chan-starrer The Myth in 2005, the red carpet stint may have come a full circle. Come May and the actress will jet out to the French Riviera with her new project, Time Raiders (previously titled Lost Tomb), which is directed by Hong Kong-based filmmaker Daniel Lee and was shot in sub-zero temperatures in China last year.

“It's a $50 million international production based on a Chinese bestseller with a great cast, amazing special effects and awe-inspiring action. I couldn't say 'no' to the thrill of playing a sorceress. I just didn't know I would freeze though the Chinese have been most sympathetic. There's a lot of curiosity about Bollywood in China. I'm constantly being asked if besides naach gaana we try Kung Fu in our films too,“ Mallika had told Mirror in an interview (November 25, 2015).

Soon the frenzied speculations about what the actress will wear on the red carpet will start