Amrita Arora


Amrita Arora is an Indian film actress, model, TV Presenter and VJ.

Personal life and education

Amrita Arora was born in Thane, Maharastra. Her parents were divorced when she was 6 years old and later she moved to Chembur with her mother & sister Malaika Arora. Her mother, Joyce Polycarp, is a Malayali Catholic and her father, Anil Arora, was a Punjabi native to Indian border town of Fazilka, who worked in the Merchant Navy.
She completed her secondary education from Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. Her aunt, Grace Polycarp, was the principal of the school, Mumbai. Her sister is Malaika Arora.
She is married to Shakeel Ladak, a businessman from construction industry in 2009. The ceremonies included a Christian wedding on 4 March 2009 followed by Mehendi on 5 March and a Muslim Nikah ceremony on the 6 March 2009. They both have two sons named Azaan born on 5 February 2010 and Rayaan born on 20 October 2012.

Career

Arora made her Bollywood debut in 2002 opposite Fardeen Khan in the film, Kitne Door Kitne Paas, which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful film was the action comedy, Awara Paagal Deewana. A series of flops followed, among them the controversial Girlfriend, about a lesbian relationship, in which she appeared opposite Isha Koppikar.
In 2007, she made a special appearance in Farah Khan's film, Om Shanti Om in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" with her sister and former brother-in-law Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, she appeared in Speed and , also starring Aftab Shivdasani and Celina Jaitley. The films received mixed reviews at the box office.
In 2009, her releases were Deha and Team the Force. The same year, she appeared in a supporting role in Kambakth Ishq, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.
She has since then quit acting in movies due to personal reasons.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleOther Notes
2002Kitne Door Kitne PaasKarishma Patel
2002Awara Paagal DeewanaMona
2003Ek Aur Ek GyarahPreeti
2003ZameenSinger/DancerSpecial appearance in song "Dilli Ki Sardi"
2004'Saryu
2004GirlfriendSapna
2004Mujhse Shaadi KarogiRomaCameo
2004RakhtNatasha Bahadur Singh
2006DehaRini Sinha/Rini M. Desai
2006Fight Club - Members OnlyShonali Malhotra
2007'Ria Malhotra
2007Heyy BabyyHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
2007SpeedSameera MehraSpecial appearance
2007Om Shanti OmHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2007RaakhNalini
2008Rama Rama Kya Hai DramaaaKhushi Bhatia
2008HelloRadhika Jha
2008HeroesPriyaCameo
2008Golmaal ReturnsEsha Santoshi
2009Kambakkht IshqKamini Sandu
2009Team – The ForceRiya
2009Ek Tho ChanceNishiWorldwide theatrically release in 2014
2015Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere DarmiyaanDhami