Amrita Arora

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth (Birthday): 17 June, 1981
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: India
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English
Career
Modeling
While studying in Sophia College, Rao auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. 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.

Acting
Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002), and followed that with her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk, in which she portrayed Payal. In 2004 her films Masti and Main Hoon Na, Deewaar (2004) were released. Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005), Shikhar (2005), and Pyare Mohan (2006) followed. She starred in Sooraj R. Barjatya's Vivah (2006) opposite Shahid Kapoor.[5] Her performance earned her a Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award.
In 2006 Rao made her debut in Tollywood, with the Telugu film Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu.[6] Amrita's releases in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Amrita's releases in 2009 are Victory, and Shortkut.

Personal life
Rao was born in Mumbai to a Konkani Hindu family from Mangalore, Karnataka.[2] She speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and her mother tongue, Konkani.[3] She attended Canossa High School in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology.
Rao is also a compassionate vegetarian and was nominated as one of PETA-Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities in 2010.