Amrita Arora

Biography

Amrita Arora Ladak is an Indian actress, model, television presenter, and video jockey (VJ), who primarily appears in Hindi-language films.

Arora was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Punjabi Hindu father and a Malyali mother. She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora.

She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. Her aunt, Grace Polycarp, was the principal of the school, in Mumbai.

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 named Azaan (born on 5 February 2010) and Rayaan (born on 20 October 2012).

Arora started her career as 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 Girlfriend (2004), 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, 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.