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9th February Amrita Singh Was Born

Amrita Singh

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Amrita Singh
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Amrita Singh in 2011
Born9 February 1958 (age 56)
OccupationFilm and television actress
Years active1983–present
ReligionSikhism
Spouse(s)
Children
Sara ali khan
Ibrahim Ali Khan
Amrita Singh (born 9 February 1958)[1] is an Indian film and television actress.[2]

Early life[edit]

Amrita was born to a Sikh family, raised as a Sikh. She is the daughter ofRukhsana Sultana, who was a political activist and Shavinder Singh, who was an army officer.She is the granddaughter of The Hon Sardar Bahadur Sir Sobha Singh, OBE, of Hadali, Sargodha, Punjab.
Her maternal grandmother Zarina, was the elder sister of actor Begum Para, mother of actor Ayub Khan. She was also the daughter of Mian Ehsan Ul Haque, who came from a landowning family. He was a judge and the Chief Justice of the highest court in the princely state of Bikaner, northern Rajasthan. Through her father, she is a relative of novelist Khushwant Singh and businessman Sir Sobha Singh of Naya Delhi.
She attended Modern School in New Delhi and is fluent in the English, Punjabi and Hindi languages.[3]

Film career[edit]

1983–1993[edit]

Amrita made her Bollywood debut in 1983 with Betaab, a vastly successful film in which she was paired with Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a succession of hits, such as: Sunny in 1984, Mard (which was the biggest hit of that year) and Saaheb in 1985, Chameli Ki Shaadi and Naam in 1986, Khudgarz in 1987, etc. Amrita made a successful pair in several films not only with Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt, but also with Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, two leading actors of the 1980s.[4]
As well as playing leading roles, she also played supporting negative roles in films such as Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman(1992) and Aaina (1993). She also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the latter. These successes did not dissuade her from her resolve to retire into family life and Amrita quit acting after 1993.

2002–present[edit]

She returned to acting in 2002 with the film 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, in which she played the mother of Bhagat Singh(played by Bobby Deol). She then appeared on the Star Plus television serial, Kkavyanjali, in 2005. Later that year, she won acclaim for her performance in yet another negative role for the film Kalyug.
In 2007, Amrita played the role of the gangster Maya Dolas' mother, Ratnaprabha Dolas, in the Sanjay Gupta filmShootout at Lokhandwala, directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Vivek Oberoi played the role of Maya. Later on Amrita appeared in the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan, where she appeared in the short story Poornmasi.
Continuing her acting journey, Amrita played in the film Kajraare in 2010 and recently appeared in Aurangzeb under theYash Raj Films banner where she was paired with Jackie Shroff after almost two decades.[5] In 2014 she was seen in the movie 2 States produced by Dharma Productions portraying the role of co-actor Arjun Kapoor's mother. Film released on 18 April 2014.[6]

Personal life[edit]

In 1991, Amrita married to actor Saif Ali Khan in an Islamic wedding ceremony and converted to Islam before marriage. 12 years younger than her, Khan is the son of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Ninth Nawab of Pataudi and actressSharmila Tagore. In 1993, she gave up acting for a family life with her husband. Together they have two children, a daughter named Sara Ali Khan (born September 1993) and a son named Ibrahim Ali Khan (born October 2001).
She was seen as part of a Marathi Nrutya-Naatika (Dance-Play). Saif attended the show to see his daughter's dance performance.[7]
After thirteen years of marriage, they divorced in 2004. Saif is now married to fellow actress Kareena Kapoor.

Filmography[edit]

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1983BetaabRoma (Dingy)
1984SunnyAmrita
1984DuniyaRoma Verma
1985SaahebNatasha 'Nikki'
1985MardRuby
1986Mera DharamDurga Thakur
1986Chameli Ki ShaadiChameli
1986Kala Dhanda Goray LogMrs. Ramola Gauri Shankar / Pooja
1986KaramdaataPinky
1986NaamRita
1987Naam O NishanVanisha
1987KhudgarzMrs. Sinha
1987ThikanaShaila
1988MulzimMala
1988KabzaaRita
1988Tamacha
1988Shukriyaa
1988Waris
1988Charnon Ki SaugandhKanchan Singh
1988AgneeTara
1989Sachai Ki TaqatMrs. Ram Singh
1989HathyarSuman
1989Galiyon Ka BadshahCameo
1989IlaakaSub-Inspector Neha Singh
1989BatwaraRoopa
1989Toofan
1989JaadugarMona
1990Veeru dadaMeena
1990Maut Ke Farishtey
1990Aag Ka Dariya
1990Krodh
1990CIDMeghna Saxena
1991Sadhu Sant
1991Paap Ki Aandhi
1991Dharam SankatMadhu
1991AkaylaSapna
1991Rupaye Dus Karod
1991Pyaar Ka SaayaMaya Gangadhami
1992Raju Ban Gaya GentlemanSapna L. Chhabria
1992SuryavanshiPrincess Suryalekha
1992Kal Ki AwazPrincipal Nahim Bilgrami
1992Dil Aashna HaiRaj
1993AainaRoma MathurFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1993Rang
200223rd March 1931: ShaheedVidya
2005KalyugSimi Roy
2007Shootout at LokhandwalaAai
2007Dus KahaniyaanMalaPooranmasi – Story
2011KajraareZohra Baano
2013AurangzebNeena Wadhwa
20142 StatesKavita Malhotra(nom) Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award

Television[edit]

==Awards and nominations==

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Iloveindia.com: Bollywood – Amrita Singh
  2. Jump up^ "Amrita Singh's back". The Hindu. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. Jump up^ http://saifamrita.blogspot.co.uk/
  4. Jump up^ http://www.desicommunityguide.com/gallery/AMRITHASINGH/profile.asp
  5. Jump up^ http://www.indiawest.com/news/10571-arjun-kapoor-likely-to-team-up-with-yash-raj-films-again.html
  6. Jump up^ "2 States: Amrita Singh to play Arjun Kapoor's mother". the times of india. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. Jump up^ Zee24Taas (10 February 2012). "Saif Kareena @ Marathi Natak.flv". YouTube. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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