Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras for which she won her best debut award. She then starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story Ishq Vishk 2003 and earned a Filmfare nomination in the Best Female Debut category.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Modeling
o 2.2 Acting
* 3 Awards and nominations
o 3.1 Filmfare Awards
o 3.2 Star Screen Awards
o 3.3 Zee Cine Awards
o 3.4 International Indian Film Academy Awards
o 3.5 Stardust Awards
o 3.6 Other Awards
* 4 Filmography
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Personal life
Rao was born in Mumbai to a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family.She speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and her mother tongue, Konkani. She attended Canossa High school in Mumbai, and later enrolled in Sophia College to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her younger sister, Preetika Rao, is also a film actress.
CareeModeling
While studying in Sophia College, Rao auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. Her appearance in Cadbury’s Perk Karwa Chaut ad and the Bru Coffee advertisement helped her receive offers from film directors in Bollywood.
Acting
Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras 2002 and followed that with her 2003 film, Ishq Vishk, in which she portrayed Payal. In her films Masti 2004 and Main Hoon Na, Deewaar 2004 were released. Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi 2005 Shikhar 2005 , and Pyare Mohan 2006 followed. She starred in Sooraj R. Barjatya's Vivah 2006 opposite Shahid Kapoor.Her performance earned her a Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award.
In 2006 Rao made her debut in the Telugu film Athidhi opposite Mahesh Babu.Amrita's releases in 2008 include My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Amrita's releases in 2009 are Victory, and Shortkut.
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