About Amrita Rao
This is an unofficial fansite dedicated to the MOST beautiful women in the world, Amrita Rao!! Please visit this site for anything related to Amrita, her latest and rare pictures, movie details, news, personal life, etc. Below are some details about this gorgeous lady:
She started her career in 2002 with Ab Ke Baras, which was not so successful. However, she came into limelight with a huge success of Ishq Vishq in 2003. Then she had some huge successful movies like Main Hoon Na and Vivah. Vivah was the biggest commercial success and became the turning point in her career. Amrita Rao was born in Chitrapur, Karnataka to Mr. Deepak Rao. She is from the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She speaks Kannada, English, Marathi, Hindi and her mother tongue, Konkani.
Amrita attended C.G High School in Mumbai, and later studied in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. While studying there, she auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. To her surprise she was selected amongst 60 other contestants. After that, she got many offers and became one of the most sought-after models in India within a year.
Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood. As she wanted to complete her education, she refused them. After earning a degree in psychology, she began her profession as an actress, working in films.
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
2004: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Ishq Vishk
2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Main Hoon Na Star Screen Awards
Nominated
2003: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Ab Ke Baras 2004: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Ishq Vishk 2007: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Vivah 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahid Kapoor – Vivah Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
2004: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
Winner
2004: IIFA Awards, Best Female Debut for Ishq Vishk Stardust Awards
Winner
2004: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow – Female for Ishq Vishk 2009: Stardust Best Actress Award for Welcome to Sajjanpur Other Awards
2004: Sansui Awards, Best Debut – Female for Ishq Vishk
2007: GR8 Women Awards, Young Achiever 2007: Anandalok Puroshkar Awards, Most Promising New Talent for Vivah 2007: Sports World Awards, Jodi of the Year along with Shahid Kapoor for Vivah 2007: Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Vivah
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