Amisha Patel

Infobox actor
name = Amisha Patel


caption = Amisha Patel with Sunny Deol in (2001)
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|6|9
othername = Ameesha Patel
location = Maharashtra, India
birthname = Amisha Patel
occupation = Film actress
yearsactive = 2000 - present
parents = Amit Patel
Asha Patel
imagesiz3 155px
spouse = None
filmfareawards = Filmfare Special Performance Award
2001 ""

Amisha Patel ( _hi. अमीषा पटेल) (born June 9, 1976, also known as Ameesha Patel) is an Indian Bollywood actress. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai" (2000), Patel won critical praise for her performance in "", which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners&PHPSESSID=5362d07f223b238dbd9c54edcba55bed|title=All Time Earners Inflation Adjusted (Figures in Ind Rs)|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2007-02-03] She would subsequently star in a number of films, most of which proved unsuccessful at the box office. However, her performance in the 2006 film "Ankahee", received critical recognition, and she followed it with a supporting role in the hit "Bhool Bhulaiyaa".

Biography

Early life

Amisha Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of the famous lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay. Her name is a blend of the first three letters of her father’s name Amit and the last three letters of her mother’s name Asha.

She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon High School in Bombay and graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. After she graduated, she modelled for several products an then worked in a financial company for Morgan Stanley. After returning to India she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group and acting in plays, upon receiving permission from her conservative parents. [ [http://dialbollywood.com/bollywood/actress/amisha/biography.shtml "Amisha Patel Biography"] , dialbollywood.com]

Career

Patel made her acting debut with Rakesh Roshan’s "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai" (2000). The film was the biggest hit of the year, and made her a star overnight, earning her awards for "Best Debut" at a number of award ceremonies. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA=|title=Box Office 2000|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2007-02-03] Her second release was a Telugu language film titled "Badri". She played the role of Prakash Raj’s pampered sister who falls in love with Pawan Kalyan’s character. 2001 saw her appearing in the cross-border romance, "", alongside Sunny Deol. The film went on to become the top-grossing film of the year, as well as the biggest hit of the 21st century, earning RS 973 million In India. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=5362d07f223b238dbd9c54edcba55bed|title=Top Earners 2000-2009 (Figures in Ind Rs)|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|accessdate=2007-02-03] Set during the 1947 Indo-Pakistani conflicts, it featured Patel as Sakina, a Muslim girl who finds refuge in Deol’s house during the riots, and subsequently falls for him. Her performance was praised, and won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award. These successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box-office. In "Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar" (2001), she played a successful singer who was abandoned by her mother at the time of her birth. In 2002, she had four continuous flops but her last release, "Humraaz", performed moderately well at the box office, and her performance earned her a nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also starred in "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai", in which she played a career-oriented young woman who rejects the advances of the film's hero. In "Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage", she plays the role of Sapna who is caged in protective custody of her own father. She co-starred opposite Hrithik Roshan for the second time in this film. Unlike their successful debuts in "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai", the film proved to be a disappointment and resulted in a critical and commercial failure. In 2005 she starred in "Vaada" playing the role of Arjun Rampal’s wife who is tracked by her former crazed lover. Her next release was "Elaan". The film saw her play a reporter. She later appeared in the historical epic film "" where she played the role of a widow who gets rescued from committing Sati by a British man. The film did an average business.Patel featured in six films in 2006, all of which failed commercially. She first starred in "Mere Jeevan Saathi", a production that had been delayed since 2004. "Ankahee", which saw her playing the role of a wife and a mother who tries to save her marriage life after her husband's extramarital affair, followed. Despite the film's box office failure, her performance received critical praise. In "Teesri Aankh", she played the role of a mute girl. She learned sign language in order to fit the role. [cite web|url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/03/02/1054/index.html=|title=Amisha learns the sign language|publisher=IndiaFM|accessdate=2006-03-02]

After continuous flops during 2002-2006, Amisha finally saw success in 2007 with the super hit movie "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" where she played the role of a rejected adopted girl opposite Akshay Kumar. She also starred in "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd." where she played the bubbly and vivacious wife of Karan Khanna. In 2008, she had only one release where she appeared in an item number in Kunal Kohli’s "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic" in which she co-starred Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji. She essayed the cameo role of Khan’s girlfriend and her dumb bimbo act has won her accolades as well as her bikini in the song "Lazy Lamhe" that featured her along with Saif.

As of August 2008, Patel has completed working on two comic films, Run Bhola Run opposite Govinda scheduled for a January 2009 release, and Chatur Singh Two Star opposite Sanjay Dutt.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Winner
* 2001: Filmfare Special Performance Award; ""

Nominated
* 2000: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"
* 2001: Filmfare Best Actress Award; ""
* 2002: Filmfare Best Actress Award; "Humraaz"

Star Screen Awards

Nominated
* 2000: Most Promising Newcomer - Female; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"
* 2001: Best Actress; ""

Zee Cine Awards

Winner
* 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"

Nominated
* 2001: Zee Cine Award Best Actor - Female; ""

IIFA Awards

Nominated
* 2001: Best Actress; ""

Other Awards

* 2000: 31st Annual Filmgoers "Best Female Debut"; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"
* 2000: Kalashree "Sensational Discovery"; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"
* 2000: Sansui Viewers Choice Award "Best Debut / Face of the Year"; "Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai"
* 2001: 32nd Annual Filmgoers, Best Actress; ""
* 2002: Sansui Jury Award for Best Actress; "" [cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/03/08/stories/2002030801220801.htm|title=Sansui Viewer's Choice Movie Awards 2002|date=March 8, 2002|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=2008-02-03]

Filmography

References

External links

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