Amrita Rao

About Amrita Rao

Amrita Rao (born 17 June 1981) is an Indian model and Bollywood actress.

Personal details

Amrita was born to well-to-do Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. Her twin sister Preeta is also a part-time model. She speaks English, Hindi, Marathi & Konkani.

Amrita Rao Career

She entered the world of modeling quite by chance, when she auditioned for an advertising film for Fairever Face Cream. She was selected for the film, and since then appeared in a number of television spots for several products.



She made her cinematic debut in the 2002 film Ab Ke Baras, but gained recognition only after the success of her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk, in which her portrayal as Payal earned her the girl-next door image. Success followed for her in 2004 films like Masti and Main Hoon Na. However her following releases Deewaar (2004), Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005), Shikhar (2005), and Pyare Mohan (2006) did poorly at the box office. Her most recent release, Vivah opposite Shahid Kapoor was a universal success despite its outdated theme. [2] Her performance was well appreciated from critics. Later she will be doing Athidi with Telugu movie star Mahesh Babu.

Amrita Rao details

Amrita comes from a well-to-do Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She has a sister named Preeta and there is an on-going debate in the media if Preeta is Rao's twin sister. She speaks English, Hindi, Marathi & Konkani.



She entered the world of modelling quite by chance, when she auditioned for an advertising film for Fairever Face Cream. She was selected for the film, and since then appeared in a number of television spots for several products.



She made her cinematic debut in the 2002 film Ab Ke Baras, but gained recognition only after the success of her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk. Two later films, Masti and Main Hoon Na, also did well at the box office. However, her recent movies have not done as well. She is currently working on Sooraj R. Barjatya's production, Vivaah, opposite Shahid Kapoor.