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Amrita Arora Ladak
Arora in 2012
Born	(1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 43) 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)

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

Early 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. 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.

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).

Career

Arora started her career as a 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 2004's Girlfriend 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, 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.

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.

Filmography

References

1. "The Catholic Khans". The Telegraph. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
2. "Malaika Arora: 'As a good Catholic girl, I wait for Christmas with a heart brimming with excitement'". Free Press Journal. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
3. "malaikaaroraofficial Insta page". malaikaaroraofficial Insta page. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
4. "Chembur will always be our home". Mid-Day. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
5. "Amrita Arora names her baby boy Rayaan | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | Celebrity News - BollywoodHungama.com". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
6. Amrita & Shakeel's celeb-studded wedding Times of India - 5 June 2009
7. "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com.
8. "Meet Kareena Kapoor's BFF, Isha Koppikar's 'girlfriend', gave 13 flops, no solo hit; quit films after marriage, is now." dnaindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
9. "Amrita Arora: Filmography and Profile". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Amrita Arora at IMDb
• Amrita Arora on Instagram

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