Amisha Patel
Amisha Patel born June 9, 1976 is an Indian Bollywood actress. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)
Amisha Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel (also an actor)
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.
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.
Her second release was a Telugu language film titled Badri.
2001 saw her appearing in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, 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.
These successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box-office. In Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001)
In 2002, she had four continuous flops but her last release,
Humraaz, performed moderately well at the box office, She also starred in Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai, In
Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, the film proved to be a disappointment and resulted in a critical and commercial failure. In 2005 she starred in
Vaada Her next release was
Elaan. She later appeared in the historical epic film Mangal Pandey: The Rising The film did an average business.
Patel as the airhead bimbo "Mallaika" in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008).Patel featured in six films in 2006, all of which failed commercially. She first starred in
Mere Jeevan Saathi,
Ankahee,
Teesri Aankh,
After continuous flops during 2002-2006, Amisha finally saw success in 2007 with the super hit movie
Bhool Bhulaiyaa. She also starred in
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. 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.
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 won
2000: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
2001: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2002: Filmfare Best Actress Award;
Humraaz
2001: Zee Cine Award Best Actor - Female; Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
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; Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2002: Sansui Jury Award for Best Actress; Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Filmography
2000 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai - played Sonia Saxena
Badri - played Sarayu Telugu film
Enna Vilai Azhagae - played Divya Tamil film
2001 Gadar: Ek Prem Katha - played Sakina
Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar - played Sarena Devan
2002 Kranti - played Sanjana Roy
Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai - played Sandhya Patil
Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage -played Sapna
Yeh Hai Jalwa - played Sonia Singh
Humraaz - played Priya
2003 Pudhiya Geethai - played Jo Tamil film
Parwana - played Pooja
2004
Suno Sasurjee - played Kiran Saxena
Shart: The Challenge Special appearance
Naani - played Priya Telugu film
2005
Vaada - played Puja
Elaan - played Priya
Shabnam Mausi - played Shabnam's Mother Special appearance
Zameer - The Fire Within - played Pooja
Narasimhudu - played Subbu Telugu film
Mangal Pandey: The Rising - played Jwala
2006
Mere Jeevan Saathi - played Anjali
Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai - played Durga
Teesri Aankh- played Ammu
Tathastu -played Sarita
Ankahee - played Mrs. Nandita Saxena
Aap Ki Khatir -played Shirani A. Khanna
2007
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. -played Pinky
Heyy Babyy Special appearance in song
Bhool Bhulaiyaa -played Radha
Om Shanti Om Special appearance
2008 Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic - played Mallaika Cameo
2009 Run Bhola Run (unknown)
Chatur Singh Two Star
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Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
on DVD (2007)
Starring: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Reema Kagti
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Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. is a package honeymoon to Goa. Cheap and cheerful, it is an option for a lot of middle class dreamers on the brink of their new life. Six such couples, a guide, a driver and a handyman board a minibus from Bombay to Goa. The journey humorously unfold seven different ..read more »
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa
on DVD (2007)
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja
Director: Priyadarshan
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Siddharth returns to his hometown with his newly wed wife. When he insists on putting up at his royal ancestral mansion, his family strongly objects. For it was that very mansion that held in its realm, a deadly secret that had repeatedly destroyed the family for generations. However, the couple ..read more »
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Aap Ki Khatir
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Akshaye Khanna, Priyanka Chopra, Amisha Patel
Director: Dharmesh Darshaw
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Widowed Arjun Khanna lives a wealthy lifestyle in London, England, along with his daughter, Shirani. He decides to re-marry widowed Betty, who also lives in London with her daughter, Anu. Years later both daughters have grown up and are of marriageable age. Anu has fallen in love Danny Grover, and ..read more »
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Ankahee
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel, Esha Deol
Director: Vikram Bhatt
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The film begins with an aged Dr Shekhar (Aftab Shivdasani) on his deathbed, longing to see his daughter Sheena (Hrishitaa Bhatt). Prodded by her aging mother (Amisha Patel), the unwilling and unforgiving Sheena pays the last visit to her father. The dying man manages a faint smile at his estranged ..read more »
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Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Bobby Deol, Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel
Director: Bunty Soorma
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The majestic dunes of Rajasthan sing of a love that was pure and true...of a love that was totally blind,yet far seeing....of a love that could sculpt beauty,but not see the beauty of the creation. The majestic dunes of Rajasthan sing the love balled of Durga(Amisha PATEL),Babu(Arjun Rampal)and Raj(..read more »
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Tathastu
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel, Jaya Prada
Director: Anubhav Sinha
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A man who brings a child in this world, holds him while he takes his first steps and cries the first time his son smiles at him, can't just can't let that son slip away between his fingers into a dark and deadly silence. The man, Ravi (Sanjay Dutt), was only a factory worker. He was married to a ..read more »
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Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Amisha Patel
Director: Vikram Bhatt
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Life and death has its own meaning. Likewise, love is something beautiful and has passed boundaries to explore out. Love is something magnetic that attracts, it is something that tickles in your heart and gives you a lifeline to lean on. 'Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage' is a story about love. You ..read more »
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Kya Yehi Pyar Hai
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Amisha Patel, Aftab Shivdasani, Jakie Shroff
Director: K Murli Mohan Rao
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Rahul (Aftab Shivdasani) and his group of friends ride on Bus No 16 every morning to college. Rahul sees a girl on this bus regularly and he falls in love with her. She is Sandhya (Amisha Patel) a girl who’s battling hard to concentrate on her studies and make a life for herself and her mother, ..read more »
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Yeh Hai Jalwa
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Salman Khan, Amisha Patel
Director: David Dhawan
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What happens when a delighted son suddenly discovers that the father he thought dead for all these years is alive and is one of the richest men in the UK ? What happens when the father happily settled with wife and children is suddenly confronted with a grown up illegitimate son? Find out in Yeh ..read more »
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Gadar - Ek Prem Katha
(2 discs)
on DVD (2001)
Starring: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Amisha Patel
Director: Anil Sharma
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Set in 1947 during the partition, a Sikh truck driver in Punjab, falls in love with a wealthy Muslim girl. Years later, when she travels to Pakistan to visit her father, he tries to separate he pair and force her into an arranged marriage with a wealthy man of her age and religion.
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61%
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Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai
(2 discs)
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Amisha Patel, Anupam Kher
Director: Rakesh Roshan
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KAHO NAA...PYAAR HAI is a tender romance about Rohit (Hrithik Roshan), a poor yet honorable young singer who brings music and happiness into the life of Sonia (Amisha Patel), a sweet-natured girl. However, the couple is separated by fate, and Sonia travels in order to come to terms with the loss. ..read more »
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Rising, The - Ballad Of Mangal Pandey
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukherjee
Director: Ketan Mehta
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Set during the Sepoy Mutiny. During a particularly fierce battle, Mangal Pandey saves the life of his Britsh Commander, and despite the differences in rank and race, a strong bond is formed. The friendship is tested, however, when a new rifle is introduced...
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60%
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Vaada
on DVD
Starring: Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel, Zayed Khan
Director: Satish Kaushik
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Rahul, recently blinded in an accident, asks Karan to join his business. On their return to India Puja, Rahul's wife, is shocked to discover her husband's new business partner. A complicated love triangle forms and a web of deceit is laid...
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56%
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Teesri Aankh
on DVD
Starring: Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel, Neha Dhupia
Director: Harry Baweja
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If Injustice is being done to your neighbor and you can sleep, wait……you are next! “Teesri Aankh” is not about mythology….its about technology! In today’s world crime is taking an ugly turn every day with the advent of new technology. New ways are being found to exploit people….”Somebody is ..read more »
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Elaan
on DVD
Starring: Rahul Khanna, John Abraham, Arjun Rampal
Director: Vikram Bhatt
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Kantilal Shah refuses to obey the demands of the tyrannical Baba Sikander, and pays the price by losing his life. Determined to avenge his father's death, Karan Shah is intent on capturing Sikander and returning him alive to India.
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48%
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Suno Sasurjee
on DVD
Starring: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel, Asrani
Director: Vimal Kumar
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A greedy banker (Kader Khan) uses his wit to acquire elderly customers to ensure he makes a quick profit after they die. However, the greedy banker soon meets his match - a young man (Aftab Shivdasani) who thwarts his plans for the sake of his grandfather - a loyal customer who left everything in ..read more »
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Best of Sunny Deol 16 August 2004
...most all the songs are good and hummable. Excellent performances by Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel and Amreesh Puri. A must see movie....
Rehash 9 April 2005
