Amrita Rao ,born June 7, 1981, is an Indian model and Bollywood actress.Amrita was born to well-to-do Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She speaks English, Hindi, Marathi & Konkani. She has an identical twin sister, Preeta, who does modeling on a part-time basis. Her dad's name is Deepak Rao. She stands about 5.5 feet tall.
Amrita Rao attended C.G High School in Mumbai,and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree inpsychology.
Career
While studying there, she auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. To her surprise she was selected amongst 60 other contestants. After that, she got many offers and became one of the most sought-after models in India within a year.
Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in bollywood Wanting to complete her education, she refused them. After earning a degree in psychology, she began her profession as an actress, working in films.She has recently been signed on as the brand ambassador for Miss Players.
She made her cinematic debut in the 2002 film Ab Ke Baras, but gained recognition only after the success of her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk, in which her portrayal as Payal earned her the girl-next door image. Success followed for her in 2004 films like Masti and Main Hoon Na. However her following releases Deewaar (2004), Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005), Shikhar (2005), and Pyare Mohan (2006) did poorly at the box office. Her most recent release, Vivah opposite Shahid Kapoor was a universal success. Her performance was well appreciated from critics. Next, she is doing Athidhi with Telugu movie star Mahesh Babu.
Awards
* 2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut; Ishq Vishk
* 2004: Stardust Awards, Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Ishq Vishk
* 2004: Sansui Awards, Best Debut - Female; Ishq Vishk
* 2007 : GR8 Women Awards,Young Achiever
* 2007 : Anandalok Puroshkar Awards, Most Promising New Talent; Vivah
* 2007: Sports World Awards, Jodi of the Year along with Shahid Kapoor, Vivah
* 2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah
Nominated
* 2003: Hero Honda Star Screen Awards, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Ab Ke Baras
* 2004: Zee Cine Awards, Best Female Debut; Ishq Vishk
* 2004: Hero Honda Star Screen Awards, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Ishq Vishk
* 2005: Filmfare Awards, Best Supporting Actress; Main Hoon Na
* 2007: Hero Honda Star Screen Awards, Best Actress, Vivah
* 2007: Hero Honda Star Screen Awards, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor, Vivah
Filmography
2002 Ab Ke Baras Anjali Thapar/Nandini
The Legend of Bhagat Singh Mannewali
2003 Ishq Vishk Payal Nominated, Filmfare Best Debut Award
2004 Main Hoon Na Sanjana (Sanju) Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Masti Aanchal
Deewaar Radhika
2005 Shikhar Madhvi
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi Priya
2006 Pyare Mohan Piya
Vivah Poonam
2007 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves Rhea Filming
Athidhi Filming (Telugu film)
Hook Ya Crook To Go on floor, directed by David Dhawan.
Shortcut - the con is on Anil Kapoor's production
Heyy Babyy Special appearance in a song (along with few more actresses)
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