Amisha patel biography bollywood actors
Grand-daughter of Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and former Justice Rajni Patel, Amisha, a Gemini, was born in Bombay's Breach Candy Hospital. Her younger brother Ashmit Patel is also a Bollywood film actor and 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 went on to obtain a degree in Economics from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. After graduation she worked for a Finance company and also modeled on the side.
She has studied Bharat Natyam dance form since the age of five and had acted in several plays in Satyadev Dubey's Theatre including a play titled 'Neelam'.
She did not have any plans of being an actress, but when Amit's friend, film-maker and actor, Rakesh Roshan, met her during a family lunch, he offered her the lead role in 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'. Amisha accepted the offer, the movie went on to become a blockbuster and made her a star overnight.
She went on to star in a number of films and her most notable works include 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', 'Humraaz', 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic' and 'Race 2'.
She has also acted in several South Indian films.
Amisha has been the recipient of four awards for her performances in 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai' and 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'.
She has co-starred with Akshaye Khanna, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Aftab Shivdasani, Hrithik Roshan, Arjun Rampal among others.
Her personal life has been marred with misunderstandings with her parents and brother, so much so that she has sought the intervention of the courts. She dated Bollywood director, Vikram Bhatt, for five years since the release of their first film together, 'Aap Mujhe Achche La
Ashmit Patel
Indian actor (born )
Ashmit Patel (born 13 January ) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Brother of the actress Ameesha Patel, he began his career as an assistant director and later progressed to leading roles in Bollywood productions. He was the second runner-up on the reality show Bigg Boss 4 (–11).
Personal life
Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, and the younger brother of actress and model Ameesha Patel, and the grandson of the lawyer-politician Rajni Patel, who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Mumbai. His birth name is a blend of the first three letters of his mother's name Asha and the last three letters of his father's name Amit. His father is a Gujarati while his mother described herself as a "SindhiPunjabi" in an interview.
Patel studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and later attended the University of Texas at Austin in United States, from which he received a bachelor's degree in Business in Patel is a Hindu and regularly practices yoga. In , he turned to vegetarianism.
In , Patel's visa application was rejected by Pakistani government which, according to him, was because of his intimate scenes with Pakistani actress Meera in Nazar (): "It was clearly a message that DON'T kiss our lady".
Relationships
In mids, Patel was in relationship with his Silsiilay co-star Riya Sen. They broke up in after their MMS got leaked and created a scandal. Media reports in early s extensively linked Patel with actresses Veena Malik and Sara Khan, but he denied any romantic relationships with them. Patel got engaged to Mahek Chahal in August , but they called off their engagement in
Career
Patel started his cinematic career as an assistant director and worked with Vikram Bhatt in the making of his films, Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (), Awara Pa Indian actress (born ) Ameesha Patel (pronounced[əˈmiːʂapəˈʈeːl]; born 9 June ) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award. Patel made her acting debut in with the romantic thriller film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, a major commercial success, which earned her the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. This success continued with the Telugu action film Badri () and the top-grossing period film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (), which won her a Filmfare Special Performance Award. After starring in Humraaz and Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (both ), Patel's career declined, and she took on supporting roles in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (), Bhool Bhulaiyaa () and Race 2 (). After continued fluctuations, Patel made a career comeback by reprising her role in the sequel Gadar 2 (), which emerged as her highest grossing release. In addition to her acting career, Patel is a humanitarian and works for a number of causes. Patel was born to a Gujarati father, Amit Patel, and a Sindhi and PunjabiNRI mother, Asha, on 9 June She is the sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel, who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Mumbai. She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and has been a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five. Her birth-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. Patel studied at Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and was head girl for the academic year –93 before heading to Tufts University in Boston in the United States to study bio-genetic engineering, which she studied for two years, before eventually switching her major to economics. Patel's c .
Ameesha Patel
Early life and background