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Date of Birth: 31st January, 1981.
Nickname: Ammu
Height: 5? 5? (1.65 m)
Education: Graduate in Psychology, Sophia College Mumbai
Address: Plot No198, Poojakunj Apartments, Sher-e-Punjab Colony, Andheri East, Mumbai-400 093
Debut Film: “Kitne Door Kitne Paas”Biography
Amrita Arora was born in a traditional Maharashtrian family at Mumbai (Bombay). She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora, the well known model and actress. Amrita Arora followed footsteps of her elder sister. She started her career as Model and gradually moved into being a Video jockey. Amrita hosted shows such as “MTV House Full” and “MTV Chill Out”. She also featured in many advertisements such as Ponds, Elle 18 and Sunsilk Fruitamins. Amrita Arora made her debut in Bollywood with the film “Kitne Door Kitne Pass” opposite Fardeen Khan. Her first film was unsuccessful at the Box Office. Amrita’s first successful movie was “Awara Paagal Deewana” directed by Vikram Bhatt. After that, a series of flop film followed including the controversial film “Girlfriend” with Isha Koppikar (a film about lesbian relationship). She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Upen Patel and Ashmit Patel. Currently she is said to be dating Usman Afzaal.

Early life

Arora was born in Mumbai, India to a Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp and a Punjabi father, Anil Arora. she is the sister of Malaika Arora. Her brother-in-law is Arbaaz Khan, the brother of Salman Khan. She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Upen Patel and Ashmit Patel. She also dated the British-Pakistani cricketer Usman Afzaal.

Career

She made her debut opposite Fardeen Khan with the film Kitne Door Kitne Paas which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful movie was Awara Paagal Deewana. A series of flop followed, among them the controversial Girlfriend (2004) opposite Isha Koppikar, a movie about a lesbian relationship. Her latest release was Fight Club: Member’s Only(2006 Film) produced by Sohail Khan. She appeared on the show Koffee with Karan, hosted by Karan Johar with her sister.

Her next movies will be Deha, Jeet: Feel the Force, all to be released in 2006. In 2007, Red -The Dark Side released starring Aftab Sivdastani, Celina Jaitley and Amrita Arora. There was a controversy over the twenty-seven minute sex scene. Red received mixed reviews at the Box Office. Her upcoming film Raakh will release this august in which she will be paired with Sohail.

She made a special appearance in Farah Khan’s latest film Om Shanti Om in a song named deewangi along with her sister & brother-in-law.

Filmography
* Kitne Door Kitne Paas (2002) … Karishma
* Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) … Mona
* Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003) … Priti
* Zameen (2003) … Special appearance in the song, Pyar Tera Delli Ki Sardi
* Shart: The Challenge (2004) … Sarayu
* Girlfriend (2004) … Sapna
* Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) … Romi (Special appearance)
* Rakht: What If You Can See the Future (2004) … Natasha
* Raakh (2006) … (post-production)

* Deha (2006) … (post-production)
* Fight Club - Members Only (2006)
* Red: The Dark Side (2007)
* Heyy Babyy (2007) … Special appearance in the song Heyy Babyy
* Speed (2007)
* Om Shanti Om … Special appearance in the song, Deewangi Deewangi
* Jeet: Feel the Force (2007) … (post-production)
* Hello (2007)
* Heroes (2008)
* Golmaal Returns(2008)

Trivia

* One of memorable experience of Amrita is winning MTV VJ hunt.
* Her father died of cancer.
* Her best friend in the film industry is Kareena Kapoor.
* Born on the same date as the actress Preity Zinta.