Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 films.

Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras

Ab Ke Baras

Ab Ke Baras is a Bollywood film released in the year 2002. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar.- Synopsis :...

 (2002). She then starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story Ishq Vishk

Ishq Vishk

Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...

 (2003) and earned a Filmfare

Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...

 nomination in the "Best Female Debut" category.

Personal life

Amrita was born in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She speaks Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, Hindi, English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and her mother tongue, Konkani

Konkani language

KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...

. She attended Canossa Convent Girls High School at mahim in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

. Her twin sister, Preetika Rao

Preetika Rao

Preetika Rao, credited as Preetika, is an Indian film actress, model and writer. After a successful career in modelling and then as a film journalist, she made her first appearance in the 2010 Tamil romantic film Chikku Bukku.-Early life:...

, is a Model, Journalist-Columnist and a South-Indian film actress.

Modeling

While studying in Sophia College, Amrita auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

.

Acting

Amrita made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras

Ab Ke Baras

Ab Ke Baras is a Bollywood film released in the year 2002. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar.- Synopsis :...

 (2002), and followed that with her (2003) film, Ishq Vishk

Ishq Vishk

Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...

, in which she portrayed Payal. She became an overnight star after the success that film. She followed this up with films Masti

Masti

Masti may refer to:*Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, a Kannada writer*Masti , a 2004 Bollywood movie starring Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi*Masti , a 2007 Kannada movie starring Upendra and Jennifer...

 (2004) and Main Hoon Na

Main Hoon Na

Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...

, Deewaar

Deewaar (2004 film)

Deewaar - Wall of War is an Indian action film directed by Milan Luthria, while produced by Gaurang Doshi and written by Anurag Kashyap. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt and Amrita Rao in lead roles. Raghuvir Yadav, Kay Kay Menon and Tanuja had supporting roles...

 (2004), Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005), Shikhar

Shikhar (film)

The film's soundtrack is composed by Viju Shah with lyrics penned by Sudhakar Sharma, Anita Sarkar, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Manohar Iyer.-Tracklist:-External links:*...

 (2005), and Pyare Mohan

Pyare Mohan

Pyare Mohan is a Bollywood film released in 2006. The film stars Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Amrita Rao, Esha Deol and Boman Irani...

 (2006). She starred in Sooraj R. Barjatya

Sooraj R. Barjatya

Sooraj R. Barjatya is an Indian Hindi film director. His films are produced under the Rajshri Productions banner which was first founded in 1947 by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya. As a director he is most known for his early hits, Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun .-Early...

's Blockbuster Vivah (2006) opposite Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...

.

In 2007 Amrita made her debut in the Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 film industry with Athidhi

Athidhi

-References:...

 opposite Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...

. Amrita's releases in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (film)

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves is a Bollywood Drama starring newcomer Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao and Mithun Chakraborty as the lead protagonists. The film is directed by E. Niwas. The name of the movie is derived from the 1977 hit movie Amar Akbar Anthony's famous song, "My Name Is Anthony...

 and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Amrita's releases in 2009 are Victory

Victory (film)

Victory is a 2009 Indian cricket-based sports film starring Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher. It is Harman Baweja's second release after his debut film Love Story 2050, which performed very badly at the box office. The movie was filmed in Australia and India, and is said to be one of...

, and Shortkut

Short Kut: The Con is On

The film's soundtrack is composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani & Loy Mendonsa, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The song, "Patli Gali" was split into two versions in the film, even though only one version was included in the soundtrack....

. Amrita's release in 2011 is Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!

Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!

Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! is a 2011 Bollywood film. The film is directed by debutant S. Manasvi, who is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India. It is the first film in which Tusshar Kapoor and Amrita Rao appear together. It was released on 13 May 2011.-Plot:Tusshar Kapoor plays Sahil, an...

. Year 2012 will see her comeback with the movie Hook Ya Crook.

Filmfare Awards

Nominated

• 2004: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
  Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
  The Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise a performance by a female actor in a debut role....
  
   for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  
• 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
  Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
  The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
  
   for Main Hoon Na
  Main Hoon Na
  Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...
  
  

Star Screen Awards

Nominated

• 2003: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female
  Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female
  The Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry of India. The winners are announced in January. The first woman to receive this award was Sonali Bendre.-Winners:-References:...
  
   for Ab Ke Baras
  Ab Ke Baras
  Ab Ke Baras is a Bollywood film released in the year 2002. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar.- Synopsis :...
  
  
• 2004: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female
  Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female
  The Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry of India. The winners are announced in January. The first woman to receive this award was Sonali Bendre.-Winners:-References:...
  
   for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  
• 2007: Star Screen Award Best Actress
  Star Screen Award Best Actress
  The Star Screen Award Best Actress is an Indian cinema award established in 1994, which is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry. The winners are announced in January of each year....
  
   for Vivah
• 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1
  Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1
  The Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 was first introduced in 2001. The award goes to a pair that have stood out and been appreciated by the Indian audience. Unlike the other awards this one is chosen by the viewers. The winner is announced in January.-Winners:...
  
   along with Shahid Kapoor
  Shahid Kapoor
  Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
  
   - Vivah

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated

• 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut
  Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut
  The Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut is chosen by the jury. They give awards to the new discoveries of Bollywood where they see some potential.The winners are listed below:-...
  
   for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

• 2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  

Stardust Awards

Winner

• 2004: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
  Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
  The Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female is an annual recognition granted to female actresses in India. The selected actress is chosen by a distinguished jury as part of the annual Stardust Magazine. The award honours a star who has made an impact with her acting and who represents new...
  
   for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  
• 2009: Stardust Searchlight Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur

Other awards won

• 2004: Sansui Awards, Best Debut - Female for Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk
  Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...
  
  
• 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
  Shahid Kapoor
  Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
  
   for Vivah
• 2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras is a Bollywood film released in the year 2002. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar.- Synopsis :...	Anjali Thapar/Nandini
	The Legend of Bhagat Singh The Legend of Bhagat Singh The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Hindi historic biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence. It was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starred Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh, and Ian Davies...	Mannewali
2003	Ishq Vishk Ishq Vishk Ishq Vishk is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala...	Payal Mehra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award Filmfare Best Female Debut Award The Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise a performance by a female actor in a debut role....
2004	Masti Masti Masti may refer to:*Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, a Kannada writer*Masti , a 2004 Bollywood movie starring Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi*Masti , a 2007 Kannada movie starring Upendra and Jennifer...	Aanchal Mehta
	Main Hoon Na Main Hoon Na Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...	Sanjana (Sanju) Bakshi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
	Deewaar Deewaar (2004 film) Deewaar - Wall of War is an Indian action film directed by Milan Luthria, while produced by Gaurang Doshi and written by Anurag Kashyap. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt and Amrita Rao in lead roles. Raghuvir Yadav, Kay Kay Menon and Tanuja had supporting roles...	Radhika
2005	Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi	Priya
	Shikhar Shikhar (film) The film's soundtrack is composed by Viju Shah with lyrics penned by Sudhakar Sharma, Anita Sarkar, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Manohar Iyer.-Tracklist:-External links:*...	Madhvi
2006	Pyare Mohan Pyare Mohan Pyare Mohan is a Bollywood film released in 2006. The film stars Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Amrita Rao, Esha Deol and Boman Irani...	Piya
	Vivah	Poonam
2007	Heyy Babyy Heyy Babyy Heyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response and was the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 2007...	Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
	Athidhi Athidhi -References:...	Amrita	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...  film
2008	My Name is Anthony Gonsalves My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (film) My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves is a Bollywood Drama starring newcomer Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao and Mithun Chakraborty as the lead protagonists. The film is directed by E. Niwas. The name of the movie is derived from the 1977 hit movie Amar Akbar Anthony's famous song, "My Name Is Anthony...	Riya
	Shaurya Shaurya Shaurya is a 2008 Bollywood movie directed by Samar Khan, starring Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Javed Jaffrey and Minissha Lamba. Music in the film is by pop singer, Adnan Sami...	Neerja Rathode	Special appearance
	Welcome to Sajjanpur	Kamla	Winner, Stardust Best Actress Award
2009	Victory Victory (film) Victory is a 2009 Indian cricket-based sports film starring Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher. It is Harman Baweja's second release after his debut film Love Story 2050, which performed very badly at the box office. The movie was filmed in Australia and India, and is said to be one of...	Nandini
	Short Kut: The Con is On Short Kut: The Con is On The film's soundtrack is composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani & Loy Mendonsa, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The song, "Patli Gali" was split into two versions in the film, even though only one version was included in the soundtrack....	Mansi
	Life Partner	Anjali Kumar	Special appearance
2010	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film written and directed by Milap Zaveri. The film stars Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishal Malhotra and Ruslaan Mumtaz in lead roles. The film released on 9 April 2010. It's Warner Bros's third Indian movie production...	Tara's sister	Special appearance
2011	Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! is a 2011 Bollywood film. The film is directed by debutant S. Manasvi, who is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India. It is the first film in which Tusshar Kapoor and Amrita Rao appear together. It was released on 13 May 2011.-Plot:Tusshar Kapoor plays Sahil, an...	Ritu

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