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Amrita Singh

Nickname:
Dingy
Date of Birth:
February 9, 1958
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Place of Birth:
Hadali, Khushab, Punjab, India
Height:
5' 2"
Sex:
Female
Hair Color:
Black
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Indian
Religion:
Sikhism
Education:
Modern School, Delhi
Address:
Bungalow No. 5, Belscot Tower, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri Link Road, Mumbai

Family

Amrita Singh

Father:
Shivinder Singh
Mother:
Rukhsana Sultan
Uncle:
Khushwant Singh
Spouse:
Saif Ali Khan - Divorced
Son:
Ibrahim
Daughter:
Sarah

Career

Amrita Singh

Profession:
Actress
Claim to Fame:
Betaab - 1983 - Movie
Debut:
Betaab - 1983 - Movie

Awards

Amrita Singh

1994 : Filmfare Award, Best Supporting Actress for : Aaina

Trivia

Amrita Singh

Amrita Singh was said to have an affair with actor Sunny Deol. Also, she is the first cousin of actor Ayub Khan as her and Ayub's mothers are sisters.
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Amrita Singh's mother was prominent in launching her daughter's career in Hindi cinema. She lobbied with B.R. Chopra who was looking for a fresh face for his film "Nikah". Having already rejected Zeenat Aman (who played the lead in his previous mega success "Insaf ka Tarazu" he decided on Salma Agha.
submitted by - Amit Kher
Amrita Singh was originally a belly dancer, but then tried out with cinema.
submitted by - Amitabh Dhiman
Her parents were seperated when she was very young.
submitted by - Amit Sana
Amrita Singh has made it known now that she intends to make a come-back in Bollywood, as well as considering doing TV pro grammes.
submitted by - Amit Kher

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Biography

Amrita Singh

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Amrita Amrita Singh is a Bollywood actress who stepped back from acting when she married the Chotte Nawab and is now seen on the big screen periodically. Amrita Singh was born on 9th February 1958 in Hadali, Punjab to a Punjab Sikh family. She did her schooling in Modern School, New Delhi. Her father was Shivinder Singh who was in the armed forces. Her mother Rukhsana Sultana was a friend and supporter of politician Sanjay Gandhi. Her great grandfather was Sir Sobha Singh, a civil contractor and her great granduncle is the author Khushwant Singh.

When Amrita Singh married actor and the son of the Nawab of Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan in 1991 it created chaos as she was twelve years older than Saif and his family didn’t ready for their marriage. The couple had two children, Sara and Ibrahim. They separated in 2004 and Saif is dating actress Kareena Kapoor. Amrita Singh was a belly dancer and when she decided to become an actress she stimulated up a controversy. Her mother tried to get her into B.R. Chopra’s Nikah but he had already finalized on Salma Agha, who started receiving threatening letters. As it turned out they were sent by Amrita. Her feral temper with the press also earned her a recognition.

Amrita Amrita Singh made her debut in Betaab (1983) with Sunny Deol and it became a hit. She was seen mostly with actors like Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan. Sunny (1984) and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986) were popular with the audience. Toofan (1989) with Amitabh Bachchan and Raju Ban Gay Gentleman (1992) with Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla were successful.

In Aaina (1993) Amrita Singh played Roma, Juhi Chawla’s sister and they both fall in love with Jackie Shroff’s character and Roma goes all out to break up her sister’s marriage. It won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She played Simi in Kalyug (2005) and in Apoorva Lakhia’s Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) she was seen as Vivek Oberoi’s mother. In Dus Kahaniyan (2007) which was an anthology of ten stories, she appeared in Meghna Gulzar’s Pooranmasi.