Amrita Rao at a young age and with no God Father in the Film Industry found her own identity in the world of cinema with much dignity and grace. She won our hearts through her striking performances in Main Hoon Na , Ishq Vishk , Masti , Vivah , Jolly LLB and Satyagraha and also won the Stardust Best Actress Award for Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur .
.Legendary Painter M.F. Hussain's proclaimed muse[4] and the Winner of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Acadamy Award for Best Actress in Vivah Amrita Rao is popular as Bollywood's quintessential Girl next door. [6] Amrita Rao ranks among the Times Of India's 5O most beautiful faces. [7] She ranks 3rd place among Bollywood Humgama's Top most searched and downloaded actors (including top male & female actors)
Amrita Rao was born in Mumbai. Her father, Deepak Rao owns an advertising agency.[8] Amrita's ancestors were Saraswat Brahmin (a Konkani family originally from Karnataka).[8] Her younger sister is Preetika Rao, a model and a Southern film actress. Rao was raised in Mumbai and attended school at Canossa Convent Girls School. She graduated from Sophia College with a psychology degree.[9] Rao described her family as being a "very conservative family – a traditional, Hindu, Indian family" and herself as very liberal.[10] Her mother tongue was Konkani. Apart from Konkani she is also well versed in Marathi, English and Hindi.[8]
Rao and advertisements Before starting her career as an actor, Rao began her career as a model did several commercials during her college days. Her first public appearance came at the age of seventeen, in 2002, when she was featured in the music video for Alisha Chinoy's Woh Pyar Mera.[11] In 2002, after graduating with a degree in Psychology from the University of Mumbai, Rao played her first leading role as Anjali Thapar, an Indian girl born and brought up in London, in Raj Kanwar's moderately successful fantasy thriller Ab Ke Baras.[12] Appearing opposite Arya Babbar, the film was averagely received by audiences. Rao's performance was consider to be a decent debut.[13] Film critic Planet Bollywood wrote, "Amrita Rao comes out the real winner, with her dancing skills, innocent looks and decent acting skills."[14]
In May 2003, Rao starred with Shahid Kapoor in the coming-of-age romance film Ishq Vishk, in an innocent college girl role as Payal Mehra. The film tells the story of two people who are friends since childhood, but only gradually discover their feelings for each other. The film was received favorably by most critics and became one of the highest grossing films of the year, as well as Rao's biggest commercial success. Rao's portrayal earned her several awards, including Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year.[15] Critic Taran Adarsh from IndiaFM wrote, "Amrita Rao is a revelation. If she was quite okay in her first film, she is incredible in her second film. Here's an actress to watch. Her emotional sequences are so powerful that they are bound to melt even the stone-hearted."[16] India Today noted, "The leads are surprisingly assured. But the real find is Amrita Rao. She is quietly attractive, and most important, she really shines in the calm before the storm."[17] In 2004, Rao starred in Indra Kumar adult comedy Masti, opposite Vivek Oberoi. Amongst the low number of Bollywood adult comedy movies at the time of its release, the film received positive response from critics, and also become a financial successful at the box office.[18] Her performance as Anchal, who is obsessively possessive about her husband, has been received positively.[19]
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