Amrita Rao

Amrita Rao

actress

Amrita Rao was born on Jun 07, 1981 in India. Amrita Rao's big-screen debut came with Ab Ke Baras directed by Raj Kanwar in 2002. Amrita Rao is known for Jolly LLB directed by Subhash Kapoor, Arshad Warsi stars as Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly and Amrita Rao as Sandhya. Amrita Rao has got 6 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Amrita Rao achieved is Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Amrita Rao plays is Thackeray which will be released on Jan 25, 2019.

Amrita was born in the Rao family on June 7, 1986 in Mumbai, She speaks Konkani. She comes from a well to do Hindu family. Her dad owns an Advertising Agency.Amrita did not want to purse any career with Bollywood as she wanted to graduate in psychology, which she eventually did.No stranger to cameras and bright lights, she has modeled for approximately 35 advertisements. Her first assignment was for Fairever Face Cream. Amongst other assignments that got her noticed were Hindustan Lever's 'Close-up' Cadbury's Perk, & Nestle Bru Coffee. Ken Ghosh approached Amrita for his debut movie Ishq Vishq after seeing her in the perk commercial, where she plays a hungry bride eagerly awaiting the arrival of her husband on the religious occasion of 'Karva Chauth'. Ishq Vishq was a world-wide hit and made her famous virtually overnight. Amrita Rao is also a Brand Ambassador for D'Damas Gold Jewellery, Parachute Hair Oil, and Miss Players Apparels.Her other hit movies Masti (2004), Main Hoon Na (2004) and Vivah (2006) added to her popularity and stardom. While 'Pyare Mohan', 'Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi', 'Shikhar' 'Deewar' were average at the box office. So far she has won 6 awards, mostly related to her performances in 'Ishq Vishk' and 'Vivah'.Barely 12 movies' old, she is already quite well-known for her skilled performances and her dancing talent. Madhuri Dixit went gaga over her performance at the Filmfare Awards 2007. Renowned artist M.F Hussain chose her as his Muse and theme of paintings after Madhuri Dixit.She also has a Telegu movie to her credit which turned out a huge box office hit. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi. She is passionate about reading short stories. Allergic to spicy Indian food, she prefers bland continental, and loves dessert such as Gulab JamunShe has co-starred with Shahid Kapur, Zayed Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Akshay Khanna, and Mahesh Babu.A winner of the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award at the young age of 25, Amrita Rao is all set for her successful innings at Bollywood.

  • Birthday

    Jun 07, 1981
  • Place of Birth

    Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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Awards

6 wins & 12 nominations

Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
2019
Best Debutant Performance - Marathi Cinema.
Winner - Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Stardust Awards, India
2009
Best Actress
Winner - Jury's Choice
2004
Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
Winner - Jury's Choice
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