Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. She is known for her work in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Apart from being an actress, she is also a producer and model.
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Amisha Amit Patel was born on Wednesday, 9 June 1976 (age: 47 years, as in 2023) in Breach Candy Hospital, Bombay, Maharashtra (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra), India. When she was only five years old, she started dancing and learned ‘Bharatanatyam’ and became a trained ‘Bharatanatyam’ dancer. He received his primary education from Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.
Childhood picture of Ameesha Patel and her brother Ashmit Patel
For his higher education, he enrolled at Tufts University, Boston, USA. She went to the USA to study Bio-Genetic Engineering, but switched to economics. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he received an offer from Morgan Stanley, an American investment banking company, but declined it.
Physical Appearance
- Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
- Picture Measurements(Approx): 34-26-36
family, caste and lover
Ameesha Patel was born in a Patidar family to Amit Patel and Asha Patel. His father Amit Patel is a businessman.
Ameesha Patel with her parents
He has a brother Ashmit Patel who is also an actor.
Amisha Patel with her brother Ashmit Patel
He is unmarried. After the release of her film ‘Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage’, she started dating film director Vikram Bhatt. She was in a relationship with Vikram Bhatt for five years till they broke up in 2008.
Ameesha Patel with Vikram Bhatt
She then met London-based businessman Kanav Puri and dated him till 2010.
Ameesha Patel and Kanav Puri
livelihood
He made his debut with Rakesh Roshan’s ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’ (2000). This film was a big hit at the box office. She became a rising star overnight.
In the same year, she also made her Telugu debut with the film ‘Badri’, which was a hit. In 2001, she appeared in ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, which went on to become one of the biggest hits in the history of Indian cinema.
In 2003, Patel made her Tamil debut with ‘Pudhiya Geethai’. After this his films started flopping at the box office and he struggled to deliver a big hit. In 2007, she finally regained her lost image with the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa co-starring Akshay Kumar. In 2008, she did a bikini item number, ‘Lazy Lamhe’ in Kunal Kohli’s ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’. However, afterwards, she disappeared from her mainstream acting career. He has worked in more than 30 films in his career, including ‘Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar,’ ‘Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai,’ ‘Parwaana,’ ‘Zameer: The Fire Within,’ ‘Athaastu,’ ‘Aap Ki Khatir,’ ‘Race 2,’ ‘Bhaiyaji Superhit’ etc.
In 2019, she appeared in the 13th season of Bigg Boss. The show’s host Salman Khan made her the ‘Malkin’ (head) of the house who kept an eye on each and every contestant.
controversies
- In August 2006, an Air India employee filed a complaint against him. The employee alleged that on August 18, 2006, Patel misbehaved with her companion on a Mumbai-New York flight when she was not upgraded to first class. Patel was on his way to New York to participate in the annual Indian Independence Parade. However, the organizers of the parade sent an apology letter and clarified that they had booked two first class tickets for Patel and his companion, but the bookings were automatically transferred from one flight to another, leading to confusion.
- While she was dating director-cum-producer Vikram Bhatt, there was a rift between her and her family. He accused his father of extorting money. 12 crores to revive the family business. In July 2004, he sent a legal notice to his father seeking his money back. However, later in 2009 the matter was settled.
- In April 2022, a complaint was filed against Ameesha Patel by a social worker named Sunil Jain, who accused the actress of ‘cheating’ the organizers of an event. In his complaint, he said that the actress had to perform for an hour at a program in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, for which she charged Rs 100. 4 million; However, she left the program after performing for only three minutes. Later, the actress clarified through a tweet that she left the show because she was in danger for her life.
Ameesha Patel’s tweet regarding a program in Madhya Pradesh that she left the program midway due to threat to her life
- Ameesha Patel was booked in April 2023 along with her business partner Krunal under sections 420, 120 of CrPC for business cheating and check bounce; A warrant for his arrest was issued by a court in Ranchi. The actress and her partner were accused of cheating, intimidation and check bounce by a film producer from Jharkhand named Ajay Kumar Singh. In 2013, Ameesha and Krunal borrowed Rs 2.5 crore from the complainant to make and promote a film titled Desi Magic; However, the film was never released and he did not pay the money. The actress allegedly gave him two checks of Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 50 lakh in October 2018, which bounced. On 17 June 2023, Ranchi Civil Court granted him bail after he surrendered before the court.
Favorite
- Cuisine: Homemade food, Chinese and Thai cuisine
- Films: Umrao Jaan, Mrityudand, Lamhe, Titanic
- Colour(s): Black, White and all pastel colors
- Perfume: Light Purple by Dolce & Thierry and Angel by Mugler
- Book: ‘A Bridge Across Forever’ by Richard Bach
- Destinations: London, Paris, Amsterdam
car collection
He owns Audi Q7, BMW 730 LD, Mercedes
net worth
As of 2018, his net worth is around $30 million.
Ameesha Patel with her car
fact
- Her birth name, Amisha, is a combination of the first three letters of her father’s name, Amit, and the last three letters of her mother’s name, Asha.
- He was born in a Gujarati family. His grandfather Rajni Patel was a renowned lawyer and politician. He also served as the President of Pradesh Congress Committee, Mumbai.
A picture of Ameesha Patel’s grandfather Rajni Patel
- After completing her studies in the United States, she returned to India and joined Satyadev Dubey’s theater group and acted in plays, including an Urdu language play titled Neelam (1999).
- She has also modeled for famous Indian brands like Bajaj Sevashram, Cadburys Jai Lime, Fame, Fair & Lovely, Lux and few others.
- When director Rakesh Roshan invited her family for a special lunch, she was selected for her debut film Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai. Before that, Kareena Kapoor was given the role of lead-actress, but she rejected it.
- For Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, she was selected out of 22 girls who were screen-tested out of 500 girls who came to audition for the film.
- Between 2002 to 2005, she also appeared in a few talk shows like ‘The Manish Malhotra Show’ and ‘Rendezvous with Simi Garewal’.
- In September 2004, she joined PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). She does not support the captivity of animals in zoos. Once he said-
“George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi…we had them. not animals; They need us. Let’s fight for their freedom.”
- In February 2005, Patel performed in Help! Telethon concert to raise funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
- In 2006, she became a member of Planetrid, an NGO that helps people in villages learn to read through film songs.
- In October 2007, Patel, along with John Abraham and Kirron Kher, joined the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to fight against human trafficking in India.
- Patel’s name has been taken several times in the list of Bollywood’s sexiest actresses.
- He has also been featured on the cover page of Maxim India three times.
Amisha Patel on the cover page of Maxim India
- On 23 April 2011, she launched her production company ‘Ameesha Patel Productions’ along with her friend Kunal Goomer.
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