Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora Ladak (née Arora; born 31 January 1981) is an Indian actress, model, television presenter and video jockey, who primarily appears in Hindi-language films.

Early and personal life Arora was born in Bombay, Maharashtra to a Punjabi father, Anil Arora, and a Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp, and was raised as a Roman Catholic. She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora.

She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur.

From the early 2000s to the mid-2000s she was in a relationship with British-Pakistani cricketer Usman Afzaal.

She married Shakeel Ladak, a businessman in the construction industry, in 2009. The ceremonies included a Christian wedding on 4 March 2009, followed by Mehendi on 5 March and a Muslim Nikah ceremony on 6 March 2009. They have two sons.

Career Arora started her career as a VJ for MTV. She 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 2004's Girlfriend 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, performing in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" with her sister and former 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.

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.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2002 Kitne Door Kitne Paas Karishma Patel Awara Paagal Deewana Mona 2003 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Preeti Zameen Singer/Dancer Special appearance in song "Dilli Ki Sardi" 2004 Shart: The Challenge Saryu Girlfriend Sapna Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Roma Cameo appearance Rakht Natasha Bahadur Singh 2006 Deha Rini Sinha/Rini M. Desai Fight Club - Members Only Shonali Malhotra 2007 Red: The Dark Side Ria Malhotra Heyy Babyy Herself Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy" Speed Sameera Mehra Special appearance Om Shanti Om Herself Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi" Raakh Nalini Godfather Guest Pakistani-Urdu film 2008 Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa Khushi Bhatia Hello Radhika Jha Heroes Priya Cameo appearance Golmaal Returns Esha Santoshi 2009 Kambakkht Ishq Kamini Sandu Team – The Force RiyaEk Tho Chance Nishi 2015 Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan Dhami

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