Amrita Rao (born 17 June 1981[1][2][3][4]) is an Indian actress and model.
Amrita made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002). She was then noticed in romance Ishq Vishk (2003) which was followed by commercial successes like Masti and Main Hoon Na (both 2004). Her biggest commercial success was the blockbuster romance Vivah (2006). Her other successful films include comedies Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) and Jolly LLB (2013).
She has won and been nominated for several awards including two nominations of Filmfare in Best Debut and Best Supporting Actress categories.
Personal life
Amrita was born to a Mangalorean Brahmin family in Mumbai, India.[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 studied in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her younger sister, Preetika Rao, is a model and well-known film journalist and columnist.
Career
Modeling
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 walk ramps for designers, as a celebrity guest.
Acting
Rao with Indian boxer Vijender Singh in 2009
2002–2006
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
Her first role 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 scheduled to be released in 2013: Anil Sharma's Singh Sahab the Great opposite Sunny Deol, and Prakash Jha's Satyagraha.
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[14]
- 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor for Vivah[15]
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
Filmography
| 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 | |
| Singh Sahab the Great[11] | Journalist[18] | ||
| Satyagraha[19][20] | |||
| Hungame pe Hungama | Simran | ||
| Krazy City |
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