Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora
File:Amrita arora kallista spa.jpg Amrita Arora at the Kallista Spa Launch, Mumbai, (2012)
Born	(1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress, Model, Television presenter, VJ
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Shakeel Ladak (2009–present)
Children	Azaan Ladak (b. 2010) Rayaan Ladak (b. 2012)
Relatives	Malaika Arora Khan (Sister) Arbaaz Khan (Brother-in-law) Salman Khan (Brother-in-law's brother)

Amrita Arora (born 31 January 1981) is a Indian film actress, model, TV Presenter & VJ.

Personal life and education

Arora was born in Chembur to a Malayali mother Joyce Polycarp and Punjabi father Anil Arora. She attended Swami Vivekananda High School, Chembur, Mumbai. Her sister is Malaika Arora Khan.

Arora previously dated Pakistani-born English cricketer Usman Afzaal.

She married Shakeel Ladak--a divorced businessman from the construction industry-- in 2009. he ceremonies were a Christian wedding on 4 March 2009 followed by Mehendi on the 5 March; and a Muslim Nikah ceremony on the 6 March 2009. They have two sons named Azaan born on 5 February in 2010 and Rayaan born on 20 October in 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 (2004), 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 brother-in-law Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, she appeared in Speed and Red: The Dark Side, 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.

Amrita's upcoming project is Ek Tho Chance.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Other Notes
2002	Kitne Door Kitne Paas	Karishma Patel
2002	Awara Paagal Deewana	Mona
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Preeti
2003	Zameen	Singer/Dancer	Special appearance in song "Dilli Ki Sardi"
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Saryu
2004	Girlfriend	Sapna
2004	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Roma	Cameo
2004	Rakht	Natasha Bahadur Singh
2006	Deha	Rini Sinha/Rini M. Desai
2006	Fight Club - Members Only	Sonali Bose
2007	Red: The Dark Side	Ria Malhotra
2007	Heyy Babyy	Herself	Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
2007	Speed	Sameera Mehra	Special appearance
2007	Om Shanti Om	Herself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2007	Raakh	Nalini
2008	Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa	Khushi Bhatia
2008	Hello	Radhika Jha
2008	Heroes	Priya	Cameo
2008	Golmaal Returns	Esha Santoshi
2009	Kambakkht Ishq	Kamini Sandu
2009	Team – The Force	Riya
2009	Ek Tho Chance	Nishi	Worldwide theatrically release in 2014

External links

• Amrita Arora at the Internet Movie Database
• Amrita Arora on Twitter