Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora (born 31 January 1981) is a Bollywood actress. Arora was born in Chembur to a Malayali mother Joyce Polycarp and Punjabi father Anil Arora. She attended Swami Vivekananda High School, Chembur, Mumbai. Her sister is Malaika Arora Khan. She is married to Shakeel Ladak, a businessman and they have two sons named Azaan born on 5 February in 2010 and Rayaan born on 20 October in 2012. She took her acting training from Ritu Ghai (Presently working with Desh Bhagat Radio ). 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 the song "Deewangi Deewangi" with her sister and brother-in-law Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, she appeared in Speed and Red: 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. Amrita's upcoming project is Ek Tho Chance.