Amrita Rao (Konkani: अमृता राव, pronounced [əmrɪtaː ˈraːʊ]; born 17 June 1981[1]) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.
Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002) for which she won her best debut award. She then starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story Ishq Vishk (2003) and earned a Filmfare nomination in the Best Female Debut category.
Personal life
Rao was born in Mumbai to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family.[2] She speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and her mother tongue, Konkani.[3] She attended Canossa High school in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her younger sister, Preetika Rao, is also a film actress.
Career
Modeling
While studying in Sophia College, Rao 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.
Acting
Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002), and followed that with her (2003) film, Ishq Vishk, in which she portrayed Payal. In her films Masti (2004} and Main Hoon Na, Deewaar (2004) were released. Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005), Shikhar (2005), and Pyare Mohan (2006) followed. She starred in Sooraj R. Barjatya's Vivah (2006) opposite Shahid Kapoor.[4] Her performance earned her a Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award.
In 2006 Rao made her debut in Tollywood, with the Telugu film Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu.[5] Amrita's releases in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Amrita's releases in 2009 are Victory, and Shortkut.
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[6]
- 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor - Vivah[7]
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 Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur
Other Awards
- 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
- 2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah
References
- ^ "Twitter Status Update from Amrita Rao's Official Account". http://twitter.com/Amritarao17/status/6891617932. Retrieved 02 May 2010.
- ^ Brahmin
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/23amrita.htm
- ^ "Top 5: 'Baabul' shaky; 'D2' and 'Vivah' big hits!". Vivah: Box Office. http://indiafm.com/trade/top5/index.html. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
- ^ "Amrita Rao in Athithi". http://www.princemahesh.com/sainikudu/spl/athithi_news1.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
- ^ "Rang De, Omkara sweep Screen nominations". Hero Honda Star Screen Awards Nomination List. http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/19252.html. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- ^ "Hero Honda Star Jodi No. 1". Hero Honda Star Jodi No.1 Nomination List. http://starplus.indya.com/specials/screenawards_07/sj.html. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- ^ IndiaFM Article
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