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| Amrita Rao | |
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| Born | 17 June 1981 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actress / Model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| http://www.amrita-rao.com | |
Amrita Rao (əmrɪt̪aː ˈraːu; born June 17, 1981)[citation needed] is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.
Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002). She then starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story Ishq Vishk (2003) and earned a Filmfare nomination in the "Best Female Debut" category.
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Personal life
Amrita was born in Mumbai to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family.[1] She speaks Hindi, English, Marathi, besides her mother tongue, Konkani.[2] She attended Convent Girls School (Prabhadevi) in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her sister, Preetika Rao, is a Model, Journalist-Columnist and a South-Indian film actress.
Career
Modeling
While studying in Sophia College, Amrita auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood.[citation needed]
Acting
Amrita made her acting debut with Anjali Thapar/Nandini in Ab Ke Baras with Arya Babbar (2002), and followed that with her (2003) film, Ishq Vishk, in which she portrayed Payal with Shahid Kapoor. She became an overnight star after the success that film. She followed this up with films Aanchal Mehta in Masti and in (2004) she playing Sanjana (Sanju) Bakshi in Main Hoon Na with Zayed Khan , Deewaar (2004), and she playing Priya Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi with Shahid Kapoor (2005), and Madhvi in Shikharwith her co-Star Shahid Kapoor (2005), and she role Piya inPyare Mohan with vivek oberoi (2006). (2006) She was playing in Heyy Babyy in Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy. She starred in Sooraj R. Barjatya's Blockbuster Vivah (2006) opposite Shahid Kapoor.[3]
In 2007 Amrita Rao made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu with Mahesh Babu.[4] Amrita's releases in 2008 include RiyaMy Name Is Anthony Gonsalves with Nikhil Dwivedi and she was playing kamala in Welcome to Sajjanpur with Shreyas Talpade. Amrita's releases in 2009 are Victory, she was playing Nandini and Shortkut. Amrita's only release in 2011 was main role Ritu in Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! with Tusshar Kapoor.[5] She acted in Hook Yaa Crook, which is still shelved. She will next be in Jolly L.L.B opposite Arshad Warsi, and an untitled movie opposite her first Co-Star Shahid Kapoor, also produced by Ramesh Taurani under the Tips banner.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
- 2004: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Ishq Vishk
- 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Main Hoon Na
Star Screen Awards
Nominated
- 2003: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Ab Ke Baras
- 2004: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Ishq Vishk
- 2007: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Vivah[6]
- 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor - Vivah[7]
Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
- 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Winner
- 2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk
Stardust Awards
Winner
- 2004: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Ishq Vishk
- 2009: Stardust Searchlight Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur
Other awards won
- 2004: Sansui Awards, Best Debut - Female for Ishq Vishk
- 2007: GR8 Women Awards, Young Achiever
- 2007: Anandalok Puroshkar Awards, Most Promising New Talent for Vivah
- 2007: Sports World Awards, Jodi of the Year along with Shahid Kapoor for Vivah
- 2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Ab Ke Baras | Anjali Thapar/Nandini | |
| The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Mannewali | ||
| 2003 | Ishq Vishk | Payal Mehra | Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award |
| 2004 | Masti | Aanchal Mehta | |
| Main Hoon Na | Sanjana (Sanju) Bakshi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award | |
| Deewaar | Radhika | ||
| 2005 | Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi | Priya | |
| Shikhar | Madhvi | ||
| 2006 | Pyare Mohan | Piya | |
| Vivah | Poonam | ||
| 2007 | Heyy Babyy | Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy" | |
| Athidhi | Amrita | Telugu film | |
| 2008 | My Name is Anthony Gonsalves | Riya | |
| Shaurya | Neerja Rathode | Special appearance[8] | |
| Welcome to Sajjanpur | Kamla | Winner, Stardust Best Actress Award | |
| 2009 | Victory | Nandini | |
| Short Kut: The Con is On | Mansi | ||
| Life Partner | Anjali Kumar | Special appearance | |
| 2010 | Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai | Tara's sister | Special appearance |
| 2011 | Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | Ritu | |
| 2012 | Jolly LLB[citation needed] | ||
| 2013 | Kunal Avadana | ||
| 2013 | Priya - The Charming Girl[citation needed] |
References
- ^ "My Roots". Web.archive.org. 2007-03-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20070304214141/www.amrita-rao.com/myroots.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ "'I'm not getting married'". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/23amrita.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ "Top 5: 'Baabul' shaky; 'D2' and 'Vivah' big hits!". Vivah: Box Office. http://indiafm.com/trade/top5/index.html. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
- ^ "Amrita Rao in Athithi". http://www.princemahesh.com/sainikudu/spl/athithi_news1.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
- ^ "Rajshree Productions". http://www.rajshriproductions.com/lumk//. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Rang De, Omkara sweep Screen nominations". Hero Honda Star Screen Awards Nomination List. http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/19252.html. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- ^ "Hero Honda Star Jodi No. 1". Hero Honda Star Jodi No.1 Nomination List. http://starplus.indya.com/specials/screenawards_07/sj.html. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- ^ IndiaFM Article
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