Amrita Deepak Rao is an Indian actress. Her nickname is Ammu. Let us know in detail about the personal and professional life of Amrita Rao.
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Biography/Wiki
Amrita Rao was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He never revealed his date of birth. In an interview he said,
I have been a very private person, so when it comes to my personal details, I prefer to keep it away from the public glare. I don’t celebrate my birthday with the media. Therefore, whenever the media asked me about my age, I used to answer like Shakuntala Devi, like a woman should not be asked about her age and a man should not be asked about his wage. I have never disclosed the details.”
She traces her roots to Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She attended Canossa Convent Girls School, Mumbai. She went to Sophia College for Women, Mumbai, to pursue her graduation in psychology, but dropped out due to modeling offers.
She became an accomplished Hindustani classical singer after receiving three years of training in classical singing.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 4″
Weight: 50 kg
Picture Measurements: 34-26-34
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Husband and Caste
Amrita was born in a Brahmin family. His father is Deepak Rao who runs an advertising agency in Mumbai. His mother’s name is Kanchan Rao.
Amrita Rao with her father Deepak Rao
Amrita Rao with her mother
She has a twin sister, Preetika Rao, who is an actress.
Amrita Rao with her sister Preetika Rao
She is married to Anmol Sood who is a radio jockey. After a five-year long relationship, they got married on 15 May 2014. The couple has a son named Veer.
Amrita Rao with her husband RJ Anmol
In an interview, she revealed that she got married to RJ Anmol in a secret wedding in 2014, and it was the time when she did not feel comfortable doing kissing scenes, which led her to do some big budget films. Had refused. She also revealed that before marriage, RJ Anmol had asked her to leave the film industry. He said,
At that time, Anmol noticed that I was turning down offers from some big films just because I was not comfortable doing kissing scenes and lovemaking scenes on screen. Therefore, they thought it was the right time to focus on exploring a beautiful personal life and tying the knot. He asked me to leave my career and I was completely heartbroken. However, within a day or two, he told me that he later realized that the demand was unreasonable and that he was sorry for it.
In April 2022, the couple spoke about their lost child through surrogacy. Amrita said,
Future parents, I don’t think you need to be so emotional. It is not in our hands.”
livelihood
Amrita started her career as a model along with her sister Preetika Rao. She has modeled in many fashion shows. He got his big break from the TV advertisement of Fareever Face Cream. Since then, he has never looked back; She has appeared in advertisements for Close-Up, Godrej No. 1, Jolene Cream Bleach, Wrigley Chewing Gum, Faena Detergent, Anne French, etc.
Amrita Rao walks the ramp in Jaipur Couture Show Season 2
In 2002, he was seen in Alisha Chinai’s music video Woh Pyaar Mera Woh Yaar Mera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-SqwaMwg8
In the same year, she debuted in the Bollywood film “Ab Ke Baras” opposite Arya Babbar.
Amrita Rao’s first Bollywood film Ab Ke Baras 2002
She gained recognition after playing the role of Poonam in the successful Bollywood film “Vivah”.
She entered Telugu cinema in 2007 with the film “Athidhi”.
Amrita Rao’s first Telugu film Athidhi 2007
In 2009, she judged the contestants of the Indian reality TV show, Perfect Bride, aired on Star Plus.
After this she worked in the TV serial Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchan Hai, in which she played the character of Kalyani Gaikwad.
controversies
- There was a fight between Esha Deol and Amrita Rao during the shooting of the film “Pyare Mohan” (2006). In an interview, Isha told, “Yes, I slapped Amrita. A day after pack-up, he misbehaved with me in front of my director Indra Kumar and my cameraman and I felt this was completely wrong. To protect my self-respect and dignity, I impulsively slapped her. I have no regrets because she completely deserved it for her behavior towards me at that time. I stood up only for myself and my dignity.
- In 2007, Amrita had rejected the offer of a film from Yash Raj Films, in which she had to kiss Ranbir Kapoor on-screen. The result was that there was a rift between Amrita and Ranbir Kapoor.
- In 2015, it was rumored that she and RJ Anmol got married in a secret ceremony.
- She was embroiled in controversy in 2018 when she criticized Wikipedia on her Twitter account for mentioning incorrect information on its website.
Amrita Rao’s Wikipedia controversy
Awards and Achievements
- International Indian Film Academy Awards 2004 – Star Debut of the Year Female – “Ishq Vishk”.
- Stardust Award in 2004 – Superstar of Tomorrow Female – “Ishq Vishk”.
- Sansui Awards – Best Female Debut – “Ishq Vishk” in 2004.
- GR8 Women Award – Young Achiever – “Marriage” in 2007.
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award – “Marriage” in 2007.
- Anandalok Awards – Most Promising New Talent – ”Marriage” in 2007.
- Sports World Award – Pair of the Year (with Shahid Kapoor) – “Vivah” in 2007
- Stardust Award – Best Actress – “Welcome to Sajjanpur” in 2009.
- ERTC Herald Global Award – 50 Most Inspirational Women of Maharashtra in 2017
- Kolkata Artist Awards – Best Actress Category (Bollywood) – “Love You…Mr.” artist!” in 2012
Salary
Amrita is paid around ₹1 crore per film.
Favourite Things
- Food: Vegetable stew, corn soup, red Thai curry, curd rice, chocolate cake
- Cuisine: Italian, Mangalorean, Thai
- Drink: Mocktail (Blue Driver)
- Restaurants: Unique in Mumbai
- Film: Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
- Director: Sooraj Barjatya, Farah Khan
- Singer: Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar
- Song: I kept on supporting life, if you keep meeting me like this, don’t leave me now, my heart is not full yet, you won’t be able to forget me like this
- Designer: Jerry D’Souza
fact
- Amrita Rao belongs to a traditional Konkani family.
- He likes reading short stories and singing.
- She was named Amrita after her grandfather Amrita Rao, who was a freedom fighter.
- He has family relations with Guru Dutt; Since his grandfather and Guru Dutt were second cousins.
Amrita Rao’s relative Gurudutt
- She had told in one of her interviews that she had studied in a strict school. Even if a button was missing here and a clip was missing there, they were still punished. He had to always be obedient.
- In her teenage years, she had a huge crush on Indian cricketer Nayan Mongia.
Amrita Rao’s first crush, Nayan Mongia
- She is commonly acknowledged as “Bollywood’s girl-next-door”.
- In 2010, he accepted the offer of Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s film “The Legend of Kunal”, also starring Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu. However, the film was not released.
- In 2010, Amrita worked in a film with Neil Nitin Mukesh directed by Ken Ghosh. Nevertheless, the film was not re-released.
- Amrita Rao was considered for the role of Salman Khan’s sister in the Bollywood film “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”. She rejected the role due to its negative characteristics and had no interest in playing her sister.
- He refused to work in the Hollywood film “A Night with the King”.
- After Madhuri Dixit, the famous painter “MF Hussain” chose her as his second inspiration and subject of his paintings.
Amrita Rao with MF Hussain
- She can speak easily in different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani.
- She wants to work in black and white films.
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