Ameesha Patel

Rajni Patel who was a former Indian justice, lawyer and freedom fighter was blessed with a grand-daughter on the 9th of June in the year 1976. This beautiful girl is Ameesha Patel (Amisha Patel) and has nicknames Princess and Angel. Ashmit Patel, her younger brother is also an actor in Bollywood. Both their names are combinations of their parents' names. Her father's name is Amit and mother is called Asha.

While in Bombay, she attended Cathedral and John Connon High School, post which she flew to get a degree from the Tufts University in Economics, Medford in Massachusetts of the U.S.A. After she was done with graduation apart from modeling side by side she took up a job in a Finance Company.

At the tender age of five she started learning the Bharat Natyam as a dance form. Also she was a theatre artist and acted in a lot of plays of Satyadev Dubey, including 'Neelam'.

Amisha did not plan on becoming an actress. But when at a family lunch, Rakesh Roshan, her father's friend and also a film-maker, actor and also a producer offered he to be the leading lady for 'Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai', she grabbed the offer and became a star overnight as the film did very well at the boxoffice.

Post the first hit she starred in movies such as 'Kya Yehi Pyar Hai', 'Kranti', 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', 'Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar', 'Yeh Hai Jalwa', 'Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage', 'Parwana', 'Humraaz', 'Vaada', 'Elaan', 'Zameer', 'Suno Sasurjee', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Humko Tumse Pyar Hai', 'Mere Jeevan Saathi', 'Tathastu', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic', 'Ankahee', Aap Ki Khatir', 'Teesri Aankh' & 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa'.

She has so far bagged four awards for 'Gadar: Ek Prem' and 'Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai', for her acting as the leading lady.

She has till now acted opposite Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Hrithik Roshan, Aftab Shivdasani, Arjun Rampal to name a few.

She has sought an intervention of the court for her personal misunderstandings with her dad, mom and also brother. For five years Ameesha dated Vikram Bhatt, a Bollywood director, post the release of 'Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage' which was the first film they did together. She dated a London cum Delhi-based guy Kanav Puri who was a businessman after she broke up with Vikram Bhatt.

Ameesha has a lot of critics who once described her to be inconsistent, who now are tongue locked since she has a huge fan following and continues to perform fantastically on the seventy mm screen.