Ami Trivedi

Ami Trivedi
Ami Trivedi (left) on the sets of Bajega Band Baaja
Born	(1982-07-15) 15 July 1982 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Television Actress, Voice actress & Theater Artist
Spouse	Neeraj Sanghai

Ami Trivedi (अमी त्रिवेदी Amī Trivēdī) is an Indian television and theatre artist. She has done Gujarati theatre for many years. She has appeared in number of Hindi serials also. Her father is a well-known theatre actor, Tushar Trivedi who has been involved in Gujarati plays for over 20 years. Her elder brother, Karan Trivedi is also a theatre actor and a voice over artist.

Early life

Ami started acting in childhood. Her father, Tushar Trivedi has been is a theatre person so she literally grew up in the theatre. Both Ami and her brother have been child artists. As a child artist, she did cameos in few Hindi serials like 'Hamrahi' and 'Zee Horror Show'. In 1994, she acted in Prakash Jha's telefilm 'Didi' which focused on education of female children in rural areas.

Then she took a gap for her studies in class 10th and 12th. She graduated in science from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She was keen to study medicines and wanted to be a doctor. But it eventually didn't happened.

Things changed as she again got started with acting as a teenager. She did Gujarati theatres and received appreciation of the audience. She was more than happy to pick up from where she had left off, after finishing her education.

Debut and breakthrough

Ami's major theatre background helped her in getting many acting offers from television channels. She got her first break for a role in a daily soap ‘Babul Ki Duwayen Leti Jaa’ which aired on Zee TV. Thereafter, she did supporting roles in some shows like 'Dil Chaahta Hai', 'Khichdi' and 'Kumkum- Ek Pyra Sa Bandhan'.

When she heard about a new serial, Ami, auditioned for 'Kituu Sab Janti Hai' on the insistence of a coordinator. She didn't even have her photographs taken for self promotion. But still, the audition went off very well. As a result, she got a call back in two days. She was chosen among 40-45 girls. Based on her talent, she bagged the lead role in the show.

The show shaped-up her career as she quickly stole the limelight as the effervescent 'Kituu' in the serial, playing the role of a young extrovert 20-something girl who takes the plunge to face the professional world. She was well appreciated for her work as 'Kituu' and the show was a hit. After that, she appeared in number of hindi serials.

Recent Work

At present, she is in limelight for her role of 'Kokila' in a popular sitcom Papad Pol. She is also working in Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo, as 'Tulika'. Both serials are being aired on SAB TV.

Personal life

Ami's father, Tushaar Trivedi is now directing plays as a drama director at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan in London. Ami's mother, Jaya Trivedi is a housewife. Jaya is the greatest inspiration in her life. Jaya commutes between Mumbai and London. Whenever she’s in Mumbai, she frequently visits her daughter on the sets with homemade food and also helps her to select the right kind of work. Ami's brother, Karan Trivedi has done many Gujrati theatres with her father and sister and is still working.

She got married to her boyfriend, Niraj Sanghai in 2009. Niraj Sanghai works at Prime Focus Ltd, which is one of the largest end-to-end post production services companies in the world.

They both met through a common friend on the sets of 'Kituu Sab Janti Hai'. There were many problems in their marriage as they belong to different castes. But finally after 4 years of dating, they were happily married to each other on 10 December 2009.

Gujarati Plays

Ami has worked in many Gujarati plays. Some of her famous commercial Gujarati plays are listed below.

S.No	Play	Genre
1.	Aankh Micholi	Comedy
2.	Ek Aakarshan Tejaabi	Drama
3.	Dikri Vahal No Dariyo	Drama
4.	Shodh-Pratishodh	Drama / Comedy
5.	Carry On Lalu	Comedy
6.	Resham Dankh	Drama
7.	Pappa Padhravo Savdhaan	Comedy
8.	Avtaran	Drama / Serious
9.	Life Partner	Drama
10.	Hawe Vasant Thainai Aavo	Drama
11.	Ajab Karamat	Drama / Comedy

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
1992-93	Humrahi (TV Series)		DD1	Child artist
1994	Zee Horror Show		Zee TV	Episodic appearance (Child artist)
2000-01	Babul Ki Duwayen Leti Jaa		Zee TV	Supporting Role
2000-01	Dil Chaahta Hai (TV Series)		STAR Plus	Supporting Role
2002-04	Khichdi (TV series)	Mira Parekh	STAR Plus	Supporting Role
2002-09	Kumkum (TV series)	Virinda	STAR Plus	Supporting Role
2005-06	Kituu Sab Janti Hai	Katyayini Purohit (Kituu)	Sahara One	Lead Role
2006-08	Zaara (TV series)	Khushi	Sahara One	Supporting Role
2007	Aahat		Sony TV	Episodic appearance
2007	Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai		STAR One	Episodic appearance
2007	Mano Ya Na Mano		STAR One	Episodic appearance
2007-09	Rakhi (TV series)	Mukti	Zee TV	Supporting Role
2008-09	Jaane Kya Baat Hui	Sanjana Sareen	Colors	Supporting Role
2008-09	Indiadhanush	Herself	NDTV Imagine	Co-host
2009-10	Bajega Band Baaja	Nisha	DD1	Lead Role
2009–present	Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo	Tulika Shah (Tulika Banjara)	SAB TV	Supporting Role
2010–present	Papad Pol	Kokila Parikh	SAB TV	Lead Role

Dubbing Work

Ami has dubbed for numerous Gujarati films and has been the voice of actresses like Ayesha Jhulka and Monica Bedi.

In 2001, She gave her voice to "Harry Potter" in the Hindi dubbed version of the very first film of Harry Potter Series. Since the second film of the series, her brother, Karan Trivedi took over as the second and permanent hindi dubbing voice for Harry Potter.

Year	Original Film	Dubbing Role	Language	Notes
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Harry Potter	Hindi
2004	The Incredibles	Vinita (Violet Parr)	Hindi	released as "Hum Hain Lajawab"
2005	Chicken Little	Abby Mallard/Ugly Duckling	Hindi

Awards

1) New Promising Actress Award by Indo-American Society for her very first lead role 'Kituu' in Kituu Sab Janti Hai in December, 2005.

2) Gujarati Actress Award in 2008.

3) Hira Manik Award for excellence in her field, 2011.

References

Unofficial Blogs :- http://amitrivedifans.blogspot.com/ http://amitrivedifanclub.wordpress.com/ Template:Persondata