CANNES: Mallika Sherawat charmed one and all when she appeared at a packed press conference in Cannes, alongside Jackie Chan, the producer and star of her debut international movie, The Myth .She wore a low-cut golden dress and posed with Chan for the photocall, minutes before the press conference began.

Sherawat wore enough jewellery in keeping with her status as an "Indian princess". She said she plans to wear some thing "outrageously sexy" for the Cannes party.

Sherawat began by graciously commenting: "I would like to thank Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong for giving me this opportunity to star in this film. It’s a very big break for me. Bollywood will always be very important (for me) because that’s my bread and butter. But the whole world is becoming global now."

While Sherawat shone and sparkled, her co-actress, Kim Hee Seon, a Korean, was equally elegant and exquisitely beautiful.

Also present in the conference were The Myth 's director, Stanley Tony, and the actor, Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Chan explained that although he was keen to collaborate with Bollywood – and if he ever made a film himself he would go into partnership with India – the Indian involvement in The Myth was for him "a coincidence".

Mallika said that "India and China coming together" also appealed to her.

She added, "It’s a great opportunity for me to be working with a superstar like Jackie Chan (and also with) Stanley Tong. It’s a role to die for. (For me) it’s a great debut internationally."