Amrita Rao Biography :Amrita Rao is a young Indian film actress and model. A psychology student from Sophiya College in Mumbai, Amrita Rao had a deep fascination for acting, but never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that one day she would become one of the top actresses in the country. Hailing from a well-to-do Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family, Amrita Rao was born on June 17, 1981. She is well versed in Hindi, Marathi, Konkani and English. She is also a passionate reader of short stories, especially by Jeffery Archer.Amrita Rao – The ModelOne fine day, while still in college, Amrita Rao casually walked in to the audition for an ad film ‘Fairever Face Cream’. Little did she know that this very audition is going to change her life forever. She beat sixty other models and bagged the ad campaign. The moment her ‘Fairever Face Cream’ ad hit the screens she was flooded with ad offers from several renowned brands. After the success of her first ad campaign, Amrita Rao was busy launching well-known brands like Cadbury's Perk Chocolates, Hindustan Levers - Close-up, Proctor & Gamble - Pantene Hair Wash, Godrej - Nikhar Soap, Johnson & Johnsons - Clean & Clear Face Wash, Anne French, 3 Roses Tea and other South Indian Jewelleries. She even acted in a music video "Wo yaar mera, pyaar mera aaya hain milne ko".
The stupendous success of Cadbury's Perk Chocolates ad became the launching pad for Amrita Rao’s movie career. After Raj Kanwar, the director of "Ab Ke Baras" saw the Cadbury ad; he immediately got in touch with Amrita Rao and signed her in "Ab Ke Baras" opposite Arya Babbar, the son of renowned actor Raj Babbar in 2002. But her acting abilities came to the fore in the movie "Ishq Vishk", in which she portrayed the role of Payal, the girl-next door. Her role in "Ishq Vishk" won her several awards including Filmfare award, IIFA Award, Stardust Award and Sansui Award for best female debut artist. Amrita Rao till date has acted in several Bollywood films like "Deewar" opposite Amitabh Bachchan, "Main Hoon Na" opposite Shahrukh Khan, "Shikhar" opposite Ajay Devgan and her critically acclaimed movie, "Vivah" directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya for which she won several awards. Amrita Rao also acted in a Telugu movie, "Athidhi" opposite Mahesh Babu in 2007.
Amrita Rao Quotes : "Especially because I had no contacts in the film industry at all. I thought it was tough battle if one wanted to establish oneself here. I guess I was destined to be here!" "It does hurt reading malicious articles especially when people know who you are. I guess I will have to learn to take things in my stride,"A word of advice from Amrita Rao for those willing to make it big in bollywood: "Don't be disillusioned and depressed if you don't get a worthy opportunity here. There are other fields you can excel in!" Amrita Rao Profile :Name: Amrita RaoBirth Date: June 17, 1981 Sex: FNationality: IndianProfession: Actress and ModelEducation: Graduated in psychology from Sophiya College from Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaClaim to fame: Fairever Face Cream Advertisement.
Fairever Face Cream Cadbury's
- Perk Chocolates Nestle
- Bru Coffee Godrej
- Nikhar Soap Proctor & Gamble
- Pantene Hair Wash Hindustan Levers
- Close-up Johnson & Johnsons
-Wrigley's Chewing Gum
-HMT Watches
-Domino's Pizza Coke along with Vijay
-Fena Detergent
-Anne French
- Jolen Bleach
- South Indian 3 Roses Tea
-South Indian Allapet Jewellery
-South Indian Allukas Jewellery
Award: Anandalok Puroshkar Award for Most Promising New Talent - "Vivah" Year: 2007Award:
Sports World Award for Jodi of the Year along with Shahid Kapoor - "Vivah" Year: 2007Award: GR8 Women Awards for Young Achiever Year: 2007Award: Sansui Award for Best Debut - Female in "Ishq Vishk" Year: 2004Award:
Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female - "Ishq Vishk" Year: 2004Award: IIFA Award for Best Female Debut in "Ishq Vishk" Year: 2004Award: Filmfare Best Debut Award for "Ishq Vishk" Year: 2004
Athidhi [Telugu] Cast: Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj, Srinivasa Rao Kota and Amrita Rao Director: Surendra Reddy
Release Date: 2007
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Cast: Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao and Lillete Dubey Director: E. Nivas
Release Date: 2007
Vivah Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya
Release Date: 2006
Pyare Mohan Cast: Fardeen Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol and Amrita Rao Director: Indra Kumar
Release Date: 2006
Shikhar Cast: Ajay Devgan, Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao Director: John Mathew Matthan
Release Date: 2005
Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao and Sanjay Dutt Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
Release Date: 2005
Deewaar Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Rao and Akshaye Khanna Director: Milan Luthria
Release Date: 2004
Main Hoon Na Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty and Amrita Rao Director: Farah Khan
Release Date: 2004
Masti Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi and Amrita Rao Director: Indra Kumar
Release Date: 2004
Release Date: 2004
Ishq Vishk Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao and Vishal Malhotra Director: Ken Ghosh
Release Date: 2003
The Legend of Bhagat Singh Cast: Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh and Amrita Rao Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Release Date: 2002
Ab Ke Baras Cast: Arya Babbar, Amrita Rao, Ashutosh Rana and Danny Denzongpa Director: Raj Kanwar
Release Date: 2002
