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{{short description|Indian actress, model, TV presenter, and VJ (born 1981)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amrita Arora Ladak
| image = Amrita arora kallista spa.jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Arora in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
| yearsactive = 2002–2015
| education =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|[[television presenter]]|[[VJ (media personality)|VJ]]}}
| other_names = Amrita Arora Ladak
| spouse = {{marriage|Shakeel Ladak|2009}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Malaika Arora]] (sister)
}}

'''Amrita Arora Ladak''' ([[née]] '''Arora'''; born 31 January 1981) is an Indian actress, [[Model (person)|model]], [[television presenter]] and [[video jockey]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} who primarily appears in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]-language [[Indian films|films]].

==Early and personal life==
Arora was born in [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]] to a [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi]] father, Anil Arora, and a [[Malayalis|Malayali]] mother, Joyce Polycarp, and was raised as a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Catholic Khans |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/the-catholic-khans/cid/1535485 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=26 August 2007 |access-date=6 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malaika Arora: 'As a good Catholic girl, I wait for Christmas with a heart brimming with excitement' |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/malaika-arora-as-a-good-catholic-girl-i-wait-for-christmas-with-a-heart-brimming-with-excitement |publisher=Free Press Journal |date=23 December 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 }}</ref> She is the younger sister of [[Malaika Arora]].<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2007 |title=malaikaaroraofficial Insta page |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_x_nKNtQAH/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |publisher=malaikaaroraofficial Insta page}}</ref>

She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. <ref>{{cite web |title=Chembur will always be our home |url=http://www.mid-day.com/metro/2006/jun/139591.htm |publisher=Mid-Day |access-date=21 February 2011 |date=16 June 2006 |archive-date=3 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703135015/http://www.mid-day.com/metro/2006/jun/139591.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

From the early 2000s to the mid-2000s she was in a relationship with [[British Pakistanis|British-Pakistani]] cricketer [[Usman Afzaal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Vajir |date=9 January 2008 |title=I come second in Usman's life, says Amrita Arora |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-come-second-in-usman-s-life-says-amrita-arora/story-cN1QJX5JDmfXyQmtxKUMiL.html |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

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.<ref name="bollywoodhungama">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/news/type/view/sort/What%27s_New/id/1577943 |title=Amrita Arora names her baby boy Rayaan | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | Celebrity News - BollywoodHungama.com |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=1 August 2016 |archive-date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529125803/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/news/type/view/sort/What's_New/id/1577943/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amrita-shakeels-celeb-studded-wedding/articleshow/4227424.cms Amrita & Shakeel's celeb-studded wedding] Times of India - 5 June 2009</ref>

==Career==
Arora started her career as a [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] for [[MTV India|MTV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan10/sunday/filmtv.htm |title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> 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 (2004 film)|Girlfriend]]'' about a lesbian relationship, in which she appeared opposite [[Isha Koppikar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Kareena Kapoor's BFF, Isha Koppikar's 'girlfriend', gave 13 flops, no solo hit; quit films after marriage, is now.. |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-kareena-kapoor-bff-isha-koppikar-girlfriend-gave-13-flops-no-solo-hit-quit-films-marriage-amrita-arora-3105760/amrita-arora-isha-koppikar-girlfriend-3105763 |access-date=13 September 2024 |publisher=dnaindia.com |language=en}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}

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 (2007 film)|Speed]]'' and ''[[Red: The Dark Side]]'', also starring [[Aftab Shivdasani]] and [[Celina Jaitley]].{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}

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|date= July 2022}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/6930/index.html |title=Amrita Arora: Filmography and Profile |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-date=23 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723095156/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/6930/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Kitne Door Kitne Paas]]''
| Karishma Patel
|
|-
| ''[[Awara Paagal Deewana]]''
| Mona
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Ek Aur Ek Gyarah]]''
| Preeti
|
|-
| ''[[Zameen (2003 film)|Zameen]]''
| Singer/Dancer
| Special appearance in song "Dilli Ki Sardi"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Shart: The Challenge]]''
| Saryu
|
|-
| ''[[Girlfriend (2004 film)|Girlfriend]]''
| Sapna
|
|-
| ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]''
| Roma
| Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Rakht]]''
| Natasha Bahadur Singh
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''Deha''
| Rini Sinha/Rini M. Desai
|
|-
| ''[[Fight Club - Members Only]]''
| Shonali Malhotra
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2007
| ''[[Red: The Dark Side]]''
| Ria Malhotra
|
|-
| ''[[Heyy Babyy]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Heyy Babyy"
|-
| ''[[Speed (2007 film)|Speed]]''
| Sameera Mehra
| Special appearance
|-
| ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
|-
| ''Raakh''
| Nalini
|
|-
| ''[[Godfather (2007 film)|Godfather]]''
| Guest
| Pakistani-Urdu film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''[[Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa]]''
| Khushi Bhatia
|
|-
| ''[[Hello (2008 film)|Hello]]''
| Radhika Jha
|
|-
| ''[[Heroes (2008 film)|Heroes]]''
| Priya
| Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]''
| Esha Santoshi
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[Kambakkht Ishq]]''
| Kamini Sandu
|
|-
| ''Team – The Force''
| Riya
|
|-
|''[[Ek Tho Chance]]''
| Nishi
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan]]''
| Dhami
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Amrita Arora}}
* {{IMDb name| id=1147677}}
* {{Instagram|amuaroraofficial}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian voice actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian video jockeys]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate actresses in Pakistan]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:1981 births]]

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