Amrita Arora (, , ; born 31 January 1981) is a
Bollywood actress.
Personal life and education
Arora was born in Chembur
Mumbai to a
Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp, and a
Punjabi father, Anil Arora. Her sister is
Malaika Arora Khan.
Arora had a Christian wedding ceremony with boyfriend, Shakeel Ladak on 4 March 2009 and also had a traditional Muslim nikaah. Reportedly due to her pregnancy, she was dropped from UTV's film,
Season's Greetings. She gave birth to a baby boy named Azaan on 5 February 2010. -
Times of India
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 a song named
Deewangi Deewangi along with her sister and brother-in-law
Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, she appeared in
Speed and
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. She...
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