Model Turned Actress - Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao was born in mumbai, to a well-to-do Saraswat Brahmin family, on June 7th 1981. In Sanskrit ‘Amrita’ is a drink which gives you immortality. This model-turned-actress has got the talent and beauty to be immortal in viewers mind.
Amrita never really dreamed to be an actress because she though, with no contacts in the film industry, it would be a tough battle, if she wants to establish herself there. But not only has she made it to Bollywood, she is widely considered as the next big thing. Though she is just ten films old, she has already got a Sooraj Barjatya film under her kitty. Her beauty bowled over acclaimed international painter M.F Husain and inspired him to make a series of painting of her and her film ‘Vivah’. It all started when, while studying psychology Sophia College in Mumbai, she auditioned for ‘Fairever Cream’ and to her surprise, got selected from among 60 other contestants. The close-up Ad campaign followed and it became a big success and she got loads of offers after that. Within a year, she became one of the most sought-after models in India.
