Amrita Rao

07 Jun, 1981 | Pune, Maharastra

Actress

Biography

Amrita Rao was born in the Rao family on June 7, 1987 in Mumbai, She speaks Konkani. Her dad owns an advertising agency. Amrita did not want to purse a career in Bollywood as she wanted to graduate in psychology, which she eventually did. No stranger to cameras and bright lights, she has modelled 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 has also been the brand ambassador for D'Damas Gold Jewellery, Parachute Hair Oil, and Miss Players Apparels. Her other hit movies 'Masti', 'Main Hoon Na' & 'Vivah' added to her popularity and stardom. Her movies, 'Pyare Mohan', 'Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi', 'Shikhar' and '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 was 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 to be a huge box office hit. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Konkani. She is passionate about reading short stories. She 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 no doubt a talented lady.