Malika Haydon is a former Bollywood actress, DJ, and model, known for item numbers. She is the elder sister of Lisa Haydon, a supermodel of ‘Queen’ fame. She grooved to the songs like Pyaar Ki Pungi and I’ll Do The Talking Tonight in the 2012 film, Agent Vinod. Malika received a big break to Bollywood through these item numbers. But she never concentrated on a career in Bollywood. This 5 feet 9 inches tall model was a Kingfisher calendar girl of 2012.
Malika Haydon – Kingfisher Calendar Girl of 2012
She was born into a family with a mixed culture
Malika Haydon hails from Chennai. She was born on October 19, 1988, into a traditional family in Tamil Nadu. Her father, Venkat, is a Malayali Indian, and her mother, Anna Haydon, is an Australian. Her father is a life coach and deconstructs HR departments, and her mom is a housewife. Her younger sister, Lisa Haydon, is a well-known model and Bollywood actress.
Her mother is an Australian who came to India to work with Mother Teresa. Malika is the eldest of eight siblings. One of her brothers lives in Australia, while the rest of her family is settled in Chennai. One of her brothers is a chef, two sisters run their ballet school, and one sister is a DJ. Malika, too, is a DJ by profession. She belongs to a creative and open-minded family.
Malika Haydon’s career as a model and DJ
Mallika grew up in Mumbai and Australia. She is not fluent in Hindi. She has a good Australian accent in her English speaking. She did her schooling at an international boarding school in Australia. She completed her higher studies in Sydney.
She started her modelling career at the age of 18. One year later, she got a big break when she was featured in a Pepsi commercial during the Cricket World Cup. She turned into a busy model after that. In 2012, she became a Kingfisher calendar girl, which helped her to bag Bollywood roles.
She is a successful DJ and music producer who performs in clubs. She produced a unique music in the name ‘The Elektrovertz’. She believes that the career of a Bollywood actor is short-lived and that of a music producer and DJ is wider in scope. Bollywood was never in her future plans.
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