Years active 2002–present Spouse Shakeel Ladak (m. 2009) Name Amrita Arora Siblings Malaika Arora Khan | Role Film actress Height 1.65 m | |
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Relatives Malaika Arora Khan (Sister)Arbaaz Khan (Brother-in-law)Salman Khan (Brother-in-law's brother) Movies Girlfriend, Kitne Door Kitne Paas, Kambakkht Ishq, Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Rakht Similar People Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Rao, Shamita Shetty, Priyanka Kothari, Ameesha Patel | ||
Children Rayaan Ladak, Azaan Ladak | ||
Amrita Arora (born 31 January 1981) is an Indian film actress, model, TV Presenter & VJ.
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Personal life and education
Arora was born in Chembur to a Malayali mother Joyce Polycarp and Punjabi father Anil Arora. She attended Swami Vivekananda High School, Chembur, Mumbai. Her sister is Malaika Arora.
She married Shakeel Ladak, a businessman from 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 the 6 March 2009. They have two sons named Azaan born on 5 February 2010 and Rayaan born on 20 October 2012.
Career
Arora 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 the controversial 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 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. The films received mixed reviews at the box office.
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.