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Amrita Rao born on the 17th of June 1981^[1]^[2]^[3] is an Indian actress and model. Amrita made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002). She was then noticed in romance Ishq Vishk (2003) which was followed by commercial successes likeMasti and Main Hoon Na (both 2004). Her biggest commercial success was the blockbuster romance Vivah (2006). Her other successful films include comediesWelcome to Sajjanpur (2008) and Jolly LLB (2013). She has won and been nominated for several awards including two nominations of Filmfare in Best Debut and Best Supporting Actress categories. Amrita belongs to Konkani family originally from Karnataka, but raised in Mumbai, India.^[4] Her father owns an advertising agency in Mumbai. She studied inSophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her younger sister, Preetika Rao, is a model and well-known film journalist.

Modeling:

While studying in Sophia College, Amrita auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. She filmed many commercials and did numerous photo shoots. Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood. She also appeared in numerous music videos by artists such as Alisha Chinoy. Even after becoming a well-known actress in Bollywood, she continues do model and walk ramps for designers, as a celebrity guest.

Acting:

2002–2006:

Amrita made her acting debut in Ab Ke Baras (2002) alongside Arya Babbar. She went on to star with Shahid Kapoor in his debut film, Ishq Vishk (2003) and became an overnight star after the success that film for her portrayal of Payal. She followed this up in 2004 with Masti, Main Hoon Na with Shahrukh Khan and Zayed Khan, and Deewaar. The year 2005 saw her performing as Priya inVaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! and Madhvi in Shikhar. In 2006, she starred in Pyare Mohan alongside Vivek Oberoi, and Sooraj R. Barjatya's blockbuster Vivah opposite Shahid Kapoor.^[5]

2007–Present:

Her first role in 2007 was a special appearance for the song "Heyy Babyy" in the eponymous film, Heyy Babyy. She then made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu.^[6] Amrita's movies in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves with Nikhil Dwivedi andWelcome to Sajjanpur with Shreyas Talpade. The following year, she portrayed Nandini in Victory and Mansi in Shortkut opposite Akshay Khanna. Amrita was signed for ABCL Corp's The Legend of Kunal and for a Tip's Film with Neil Nitin Mukesh to be directed by Ken Ghosh, but both the movies did not take-off and her only release in 2011 was Rajshree Production's Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!, produced by Sooraj Barjatia in which she played Ritu, the main role, alongside Tusshar Kapoor.^[7] She acted in Hook Yaa Crook, which is awaiting release. She kick started 2013 with Fox Star's Hit Film Jolly LLB^[8]^[9] starring Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. Amrita Rao is currently working on two major big-budget films scheduled to be released in 2013: Anil Sharma's Singh Sahab the Great opposite Sunny Deol, and Prakash Jha's Satyagraha.

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^[10]
2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor for Vivah^[11]

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 Searchlight Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur

Other awards won:

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: Dada Saheb Academy Awards
2012: Kalakaar award for Best Actress Category (Bollywood) for Love You Mr. Kalakaar in Kolkata

Filmography:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Ab Ke Baras	Anjali Thapar/Nandini
2002	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Mannewali
2003	Ishq Vishk	Payal Mehra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
2004	Masti	Aanchal Mehta
	Main Hoon Na	Sanjana (Sanju) Bakshi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
	Deewaar	Radhika
2005	Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!	Priya
2005	Shikhar	Madhvi
2006	Pyare Mohan	Piya
2006	Vivah	Poonam..
2007	Heyy Babyy	Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
2007	Athidhi	Amrita	Telugu film
2008	My Name is Anthony Gonsalves	Riya
	Shaurya	Neerja Rathode	Special appearance^[12]
	Welcome to Sajjanpur	Kamla	Winner, Stardust Best Actress Award
2009	Victory	Nandini
	Short Kut: The Con is On	Mansi
	Life Partner	Anjali Kumar	Special appearance
2010	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	Tara's sister	Special appearance
2011	Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!	Ritu
2013	Jolly LLB^[9]^[13]	Sandhya
	Singh Sahab the Great^[8]	Journalist^[14]
	Satyagraha^[15]^[16]	Sumitra