Amrita Arora

Amrita Arora Ladak (née Arora; born 31 January 1981) is an Indian actress, model, television presenter and video jockey (VJ),^{[citation needed]} who primarily appears in Hindi-language films.

Amrita Arora Ladak
Arora in 2012
Born	(1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 44) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Amrita Arora Ladak
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, television presenter, VJ
Years active	2002–2015
Spouse	Shakeel Ladak ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2
Relatives	Malaika Arora (sister)

Early and personal life

Arora was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Punjabi father, Anil Arora, and a Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp, and was raised as a Roman Catholic.^[1][2] She is the younger sister of Malaika Arora.^[3]

She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. Her aunt, Grace Polycarp, was the principal of the school.^[4]

From the early 2000s to the mid-2000s she was in a relationship with British-Pakistani cricketer Usman Afzaal.^[5]

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.^[6][7]

Career

Arora started her career as a VJ for MTV.^[8] 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 2004's Girlfriend about a lesbian relationship, in which she appeared opposite Isha Koppikar.^{[9][citation needed]}

In 2007, she made a special appearance in Farah Khan's film Om Shanti Om, performing 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Film[10]	Role	Notes
2002	Kitne Door Kitne Paas	Karishma Patel
	Awara Paagal Deewana	Mona
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Preeti
	Zameen	Singer/Dancer	Special appearance in song "Dilli Ki Sardi"
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Saryu
	Girlfriend	Sapna
	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Roma	Cameo appearance
	Rakht	Natasha Bahadur Singh
2006	Deha	Rini Sinha/Rini M. Desai
	Fight Club - Members Only	Shonali Malhotra
2007	Red: The Dark Side	Ria Malhotra
	Heyy Babyy	Herself	Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
	Speed	Sameera Mehra	Special appearance
	Om Shanti Om	Herself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
	Raakh	Nalini
	Godfather	Guest	Pakistani-Urdu film
2008	Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa	Khushi Bhatia
	Hello	Radhika Jha
	Heroes	Priya	Cameo appearance
	Golmaal Returns	Esha Santoshi
2009	Kambakkht Ishq	Kamini Sandu
	Team – The Force	Riya
	Ek Tho Chance	Nishi
2015	Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan	Dhami