About Amrita Rao
Amrita was born on June 7th, 1986 in Mumbai (Zodiac - Gemini), She speaks Konkani. Her dad owns an Advertising Agency.
Biography: Amrita Rao was born in the City of Dreams, Mumbai on the 17th of June, 1981. She was born to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family and her mother tongue was Konkani. Apart from Konkani she is also well versed in Marathi, English and Hindi. She did her schooling from Canossa Convent Girls School situated in Mumbai. Later on she joined the prestigious Sophia College to pursue philosophy. Preetika Rao, her sister is a columnist, model and a Southern film actress.
During her college life, Amrita Rao had auditioned for a Fairever Face Cream advertisement. Sooner or later, she appeared in numerous commercials and did various photo shoots. Her performance in the Bru Coffee ad as well as in the Cadbury Perk Karwa Chaut advertisement, led to her getting numerous job offers from various directors in B Town. Apart from ads and photo shoots, she has also made her appearance in various music videos by famous artists like Alisha Chinoy. Even after making her hold in the acting department, Amrita Rao continues to appear in various model and walked ramps for well-known designers as a guest celebrity.
Amrita Rao first set her foot in the glamorous world of Bollywood through the Raj Kanwar directed 2002 flick, Ab Ke Baras'. She starred opposite debutante Arya Babbar. Next up she starred along with Shahid Kapoor in the 2003 Ken Ghosh directed 'Ishq Vishk'. This film was a huge success at the box office and Amrita's portrayal of the character of Payal, received lots of appreciation and she became a star overnight. This was soon followed with Indra Kumar's comedy flick, 'Masti' (2004) starring Amrita Rao herself, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ajay Devgan, Tara Sharma and Genelia D'Souza. Next up she appeared in the Shahrukh Khan and Zayed Khan starrer 'Main Hoon Naa', written and directed by Farah Khan. This film was a super hit at the theatres and Amrita received lots of accolades for her performance in the film. Following Main Hoon Naa', Amrita signed up for Milan Luthria's next project, 'Deewar', which was an action film written by Anurag Kashyap.
In 2005, Amrita appeared in Mahesh Manjrekar's 'Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!', and in John Matthew Matthan's musical thriller 'Shikhar' starring Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu and Shahid Kapoor.
Next year in 2006, Amrita Rao made her appearance opposite Vivek Oberoi in Indra Kumar's 'Pyare Mohan'. She also played the lead role opposite Shahid Kapoor in Sooraj R. Barjatya's 'Vivah'. This film was a blockbuster at the box office and both Shahid as well as Amrita grabbed numerous awards for their exceptional performances in the film.
She began the year 2007 by making a guest appearance in the Hindi comedy flick titled 'Heyy Babyy' directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Her first ever Tamil film was the Surrender Reddy directed 'Atidhi' starring Amrita Rao herself opposite prince of Telugu cinema Mahesh Babu.
In the year 2008, she appeared in two films: E. Niwas's drama film My Name is Anthony Gonsalves' and Shyam Benegal's 'Welcome to Sajjanpur'. Next year in 2009, Amrita played the character role of Nandini in Ajit Pal Mangat's cricket based film 'Victory'. She also enacted the role of Mansi opposite the renowned Arshad Warsi in Neeraj Vora's 'Shortkut'. Shortkut' was a remake of a Malayalam blockbuster flick named 'Udayananu Tharam'.
In 2011, Amrita Rao came up with only one film named 'Love U...Mr. Kalakaar', directed by S. Manasvi. Here she played the main character role of Ritu along with Tushar Kapoor.
She also starred in David Dhawan's comedy drama flick titled 'Hook Ya Crook' starring Amrita Rao herself, John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Shreyas Talpade and Kay Kay Menon. This film is an awaiting release.
Her filmography includes 'Ab Ke Baras', 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh', 'Ishq Vishk', 'Masti', 'Main Hoon Naa', 'Deewar', 'Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!', 'Shikhar', 'Pyare Mohan', 'Vivah', 'Heyy Babyy', 'Atidhi', 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves', 'Sharya', 'Welcome to Sajjanpur', 'Victory', 'Shortkut: The Con is On', 'Life Partner', 'Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai', 'Love U...Mr. Kalakaar', 'Jolly LLB' and 'Singh Saheb The Great'.
Trivia
Brands modeled for: Hindustan Lever's - Close-up, Godrej - Nikhaar Soap (2 ads.), Nestle - Bru Coffee, Wringly Chewing Gum, Anne French, Fena Detergent, Jolen Bleach, 3 Roses Tea (South India), Johnson & Johnsons
Clean & Clear Face Wash, Proctor & Gamble - Pantene Hair Wash,
Cadbury's - Perk Chocolates, Parachute Jasmine - Hair Oil, Domino's Pizza, HMT Watches, Allukas Jewellery (South India), and Allapet Jewellery (South India).
Amrita Rao's younger sister Preetika Rao is a journalist/columnist, a movie critic and is well known for her portrayal of Aliya in Beintehaa.
She is a vegetarian.
Second cousin twice removed of Guru Dutt. Her grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins.
Offered a role in the Hollywood movie " A Knight With The King" but turned it down.
Quotes:
Life is short and sweet, so make others happy and never let anyone down.
"Marriages are forever, they should be forever. I think marriages are falling apart these days because egos have become larger than life. Women have become independent and so they easily walk out of relationships. Earlier the woman would totally depend on the man. There will be ups and downs in marriage and we should deal with it gracefully. Selfishness will leave us lonely at the end of the day. In my profession, girls are more committed; if they see someone or are married then they stick to their commitment. Guys just get carried away. So it is very difficult to say whether I will marry an actor. There are a few successful marriages in the industry too, but still... I feel that the first choice should be the last choice and that is also the reason why I haven't got a boy friend. If I decide to go around with a guy, I would want to marry him otherwise it doesn't make sense. So not just marriage but I must say that relationships are forever."
Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai is an Indian Hindi drama television series, which premiered on 7 March 2016, and will be broadcast on &TV. The series will be a finite series consisting of 130 episodes approximately. It will be produced by a brand new production company The House of Originals of Nivedita Basu. Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai is a story about two sisters and their bitter sweet relationship that turns into rivalry. This is the story of Kalyani and Ketki, for whom music meant the world, who shared a soulful bond, but drifted apart so much that the distances could not be fathomed. The story spans across three generations and traces the journey of the two sisters from the beautiful town of Nagthane to Mumbai - the city of dreams! The only thread that binds these two warring sisters is their Mother - Devika Gaikwad. Amrita Rao will be essaying the role of young Kalyani. Kalyani is a small town Marathi girl who is passionate about singing and very talented. After her father's death she has the responsibility of the whole family. Her character becomes an illustrious singer and wins many awards including the Bharat Ratna.
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