Rati Agnihotri

Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy Ek Duuje Ke Liye and the drama film Tawaif (1985) earned her two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Early life Agnihotri was born on 10 December 1960 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, in a conservative Punjabi Brahmin family. She is a cousin of actor-director Atul Agnihotri. Agnihotri's first film roles were in the Tamil language films Puthiya Vaarpugal and Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979).

In the 1980s, she also starred in a number of Hindi films. She received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for the 1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye, which was a Hindi remake of the Telugu film Maro Charitra from 1979. Other Hindi films from this period included Farz Aur Kanoon (1982), Coolie (1983), Tawaif (1985) which also led to her being nominated for the Filmfare award, Aap Ke Saath (1986), and Hukumat (1987).

After a 16-year absence, she returned to acting in 2001, in the Hindi film Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi and the Tamil film Majunu. She made her Malayalam debut in Anyar (2003), English debut in An Ode to Lost Love (2003), and Bengali debut in Aaina-te (2008).

She has also acted on the stage, in plays such as Please Divorce Me Darling (2005),

Personal life Agnihotri married businessman and architect Anil Virwani on 9 February 1985, This, coupled with her father's death, convinced her to leave Hindi films. In 1986, the couple's son, Tanuj Virwani, was born. He is an actor working in Hindi films and television.

Awards and nominations

Nominations 1982: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Ek Duuje Ke Liye 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tawaif

Filmography

Film

Television Year Serial Role 2001 Kabhi To Milenge 2006–2007 Kaajjal Nayantara Pratapsingh 2006 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1 Contestant