Amrita Rao

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Amrita Rao
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Amrita Rao at the promotion of My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
Born (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 31)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress and model
Years active 2002–present

Amrita Rao (Hindustani pronunciation: [əmrɪt̪aːˈraːu]) born 17 June 1981[1][2][3][4] in Mumbai, India, is an Award Winning Indian Actress and a Model.

Amrita made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002) which won her the IFFA Face of the Year. She then starred in Ken Ghosh's blockbuster romantic film Ishq Vishk (2003) which earned her a Filmfare nomination in the "Best Female Debut" category. She won the Stardust Searchlight Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur in 2009 along with Amitabh Bachchan who won the Best Actor in the same category.

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Personal life [edit]

Amrita was born in Mumbai to a Mangalorean Brahmin family in Mumbai.[5] Her father owns an advertising company in Mumbai and also turned author in 2008.[6] She speaks Hindi, English, Marathi, besides her mother tongue, Konkani.[7] She attended the C.G.High School (Prabhadevi) in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her younger sister, Preetika Rao, is a model and a well known Film Journalist / Columnist.

Career [edit]

Modeling [edit]

Rao walking the ramp for Archana Kochar at Lakme Fashion Week 2012– Day 5

While studying in Sophia College, Amrita auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. She filmed many commercials and did numerous photo shoots. Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood. She also appeared in numerous music videos by artists such as Alisha Chinoy.

Even after becoming a well-known actress in Bollywood, she continues do model and wal ramps for designers, as a celebrity guest.

Acting [edit]

Rao with Indian boxer Vijender Singh in 2009

2002–2006 [edit]

Amrita made her acting debut in Ab Ke Baras (2002) alongside Arya Babbar. She went on to star with Shahid Kapoor in his debut film, Ishq Vishk (2003) and became an overnight star after the success that film for her portrayal of Payal. She followed this up in 2004 with Masti, Main Hoon Na with Shahrukh Khan and Zayed Khan, and Deewaar. The year 2005 saw her performing as Priya in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! and Madhvi in Shikhar. In 2006, she starred in Pyare Mohan alongside Vivek Oberoi, and Sooraj R. Barjatya's blockbuster Vivah opposite Shahid Kapoor.[8]

2007– Present [edit]

Her first part in 2007 was a special appearance for the song "Heyy Babyy" in the eponymous film, Heyy Babyy. She then made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu.[9] Amrita's movies in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves with Nikhil Dwivedi and Welcome to Sajjanpur with Shreyas Talpade. The following year, she portrayed Nandini in Victory and Mansi in Shortkut opposite Arshad Warsi.

Amrita was signed for ABCL Corp's The Legend Of Kunal and for a Tip's Film with Neil Nitin Mukesh to be directed by Ken Ghosh, but both the movies did not take-off and her only release in 2011 was Rajshree Production's Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!, produced by Sooraj Barjatia in which she played Ritu, the main role, alongside Tusshar Kapoor.[10] She acted in Hook Yaa Crook, which is awaiting release. She kick started 2013 with Fox Star's Hit Film Jolly LLB [11][12] starring Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani for which she received largely negative reviews. Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times wrote "Amrita Rao, playing the girlfriend, stumbles badly in the key scene in which she questions Jolly's motives" .[13] Amrita Rao is currently working on two major big-budget films Singh Saab - The Great opposite Sunny Deol and director Anil Sharma of Gaddar fame, and Prakash Jha's Satyagrah both movies scheduled to be released in 2013.

Awards and nominations [edit]

Filmfare Awards [edit]

Nominated

Star Screen Awards [edit]

Nominated

Zee Cine Awards [edit]

Nominated

International Indian Film Academy Awards [edit]

Winner
  • 2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk

Stardust Awards [edit]

Winner

Other awards won [edit]

  • 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

Filmography [edit]

Year Title Role Notes
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 Toh 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[16]
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
2013 Jolly LLB[12][17] Sandhya
2013 Singh Saab The Great[11] Journalist[18]
2013 Satyagraha[19][20]
2013 Hungame pe Hungama Simran
2013 Krazy City

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.missmalini.com/2012/06/17/june-17th-happy-birthday-amrita-rao/
  2. ^ http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=061312081551
  3. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1104423/report-amrita-rao-spends-a-quiet-birthday
  4. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1192933/Amrita-Rao-spends-a-quiet-birthday
  5. ^ "My Roots". Web.archive.org. 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-24. 
  6. ^ "mastermind". 
  7. ^ "'I'm not getting married'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2012-04-24. 
  8. ^ "Top 5: 'Baabul' shaky; 'D2' and 'Vivah' big hits!". Vivah: Box Office. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-16. 
  9. ^ "Amrita Rao in Athithi". Archived from the original on 25 December 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2006. 
  10. ^ "Rajshree Productions". Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  11. ^ a b Hiren Kotwani, TNN Oct 1, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-10-01). "Yukta’s B-Town networking – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26. 
  12. ^ a b "Arshad calls Jolly LLB 'wonderful' experience". Hindustan Times. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-26. 
  13. ^ "Anupama Chopra's review: Jolly LLB". Hindustan Times. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-04-10. 
  14. ^ "Rang De, Omkara sweep Screen nominations". Hero Honda Star Screen Awards Nomination List. Retrieved 24 December 2006. 
  15. ^ "Hero Honda Star Jodi No. 1". Hero Honda Star Jodi No.1 Nomination List. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2006. 
  16. ^ IndiaFM Article
  17. ^ "Amrita Rao: JOLLY LLB is brilliant! – bollywood news". glamsham.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-26. 
  18. ^ Hiren Kotwani, TNN Oct 8, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-10-08). "Amrita pairs with Sunny Deol in next – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26. 
  19. ^ TNN Feb 21, 2013, 12.00AM IST (2013-02-21). "Amitabh Bachchan’s second bahu awaits him in Bhopal - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-04-10. 
  20. ^ "BH Exclusive: Amrita Rao Talks About 'Satyagraha' | Bollywood Videos". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2013-04-10. 

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