Birth Name: Ameesha Patel
Date Of Birth: 9 June 1975
Ameesha made her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). She won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema.
Height: 5' 2½" (1.59 m)
Biography:
Ameesha is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel and the granddaughter of the famous lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay. She is the sister of actor Ashmit Patel.
She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay and is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five. She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and was head girl for the academic year 1992–1993 before heading overseas to study Economics at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
After returning to India, she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group. She did not have any plans of being an actress, but when her father’s friend, film-maker and actor, Rakesh Roshan, met her during a family lunch, he offered her the lead role in 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'. Amisha accepted the offer, the movie went on to become a blockbuster, and made her a star overnight.
Later she went on to star in movies like 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', 'Kranti', 'Kya Yehi Pyar Hai', 'Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar', 'Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage', 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', 'Humraaz', 'Parwana', 'Suno Sasurjee', 'Vaada', 'Elaan', 'Zameer', 'Mere Jeevan Saathi', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Humko Tumse Pyar Hai', 'Teesri Aankh', 'Tathastu', 'Ankahee', Aap Ki Khatir', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' & 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'.
She has also acted in three Telugu films and a Tamil film.
She recently launched her new production house named Amisha Patel Productions.
She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay and is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five. She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and was head girl for the academic year 1992–1993 before heading overseas to study Economics at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
After returning to India, she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group. She did not have any plans of being an actress, but when her father’s friend, film-maker and actor, Rakesh Roshan, met her during a family lunch, he offered her the lead role in 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'. Amisha accepted the offer, the movie went on to become a blockbuster, and made her a star overnight.
Later she went on to star in movies like 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', 'Kranti', 'Kya Yehi Pyar Hai', 'Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar', 'Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage', 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', 'Humraaz', 'Parwana', 'Suno Sasurjee', 'Vaada', 'Elaan', 'Zameer', 'Mere Jeevan Saathi', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Humko Tumse Pyar Hai', 'Teesri Aankh', 'Tathastu', 'Ankahee', Aap Ki Khatir', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' & 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'.
She has also acted in three Telugu films and a Tamil film.
She recently launched her new production house named Amisha Patel Productions.
Personal Life:
She dated Bollywood director, Vikram Bhatt, for five years since the release of their first film together, 'Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage', but they had broken-up in 2007. Ameesha started dating London and Delhi-based businessman Kanav Puri after her break-up, but they eventually broke up two years later in 2010.
Controversy:
Ameesha was in news for some wrong reasons when an Air India employee had filed a police complaint, alleging Patel had misbehaved with her after her companion was not upgraded to first class on the Mumbai-Newark flight on August 18 2006.
Box Office Collection:
Gadar: Rs 130.25 Crores (Total Gross Collection)
Filmography:
As as actor
- Chatur Singh Two Star (August 19, 2011) (Completed) ... Sonia
- Run Bhola Run (2011) (Completed)
- Power (2011) (Under Production)
- Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (June 27, 2008) (Released) ... Malaika (Special Apperance)
- Om Shanti Om (November 9, 2007) (Released) ... As Herself (Special Appearance)
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa (October 12, 2007) (Released) ... Radha
- Heyy Babyy (August 24, 2007) (Released) ... Special Appearance In Song
- Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. (February 23, 2007) (Released) ... Pinky
- Aap Ki Khatir (August 25, 2006) (Released) ... Shirani
- Ankahee (May 19, 2006) (Released) ... Nandita
- Tathastu (May 12, 2006) (Released) ... Sarita
- Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera (March 3, 2006) (Released) ... Ammu
- Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai (February 24, 2006) (Released) ... Durga
- Mere Jeevan Saathi (February 3, 2006) (Released) ... Anjali
- Mangal Pandey - The Rising (August 12, 2005) (Released) ... Jwala
- Zameer -The Fire Within (March 4, 2005) (Released) ... Pooja
- Elaan (January 14, 2005) (Released) ... Priya
- Vaada (January 7, 2005) (Released) ... Pooja
- Shart - The Challenge (August 13, 2004) (Released) ... Special Appearance
- Suno Sasurjee (February 27, 2004) (Released) ... Kiran Saxena
- Parwana (September 12, 2003) (Released) ... Pooja
- Dil Dhadke Bar Bar (2003)
- Yeh Hai Jalwa (July 26, 2002) (Released) ... Sonia Singh
- Humraaz (July 5, 2002) (Released) ... Priya
- Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (April 19, 2002) (Released) ... Sapna
- Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (March 22, 2002) (Released) ... Sandhya Patil
- Kranti (March 15, 2002) (Released) ... Sanjana Roy
- Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (November 16, 2001) (Released) ... Sarena Devan
- Gadar - Ek Prem Katha (June 15, 2001) (Released) ... Sakina
- Badri (April 20, 2000) (Released) ... Sarayu
- Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (January 14, 2000) (Released) ... Sonia Saxena
Awards:
Nominated: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role (2009)
Movie: Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (2002)
Movie: Humraaz
Nominated: : Filmfare Award for Best Actress (2001)
Movie: Gadar - Ek Prem Katha
Nominated: :Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female (2001)
Movie: Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
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