Ameesha Patel

Granddaughter of Indian freedom fighter lawyer and former Justice Rajni Patel Amisha a Gemini was born in Bombays Breach Candy Hospital She is nicknamed Angel and Princess Her younger brother Ashmit Patel is also a Bollywood film actor and her name is a blend of the first three letters of her fathers name Amit and the last three letters of her mothers name Asha She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon High School in Bombay and went on to obtain a degree in Economics from Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts USA After graduation she worked for a Finance company and also modeled on the side She has studied Bharat Natyam dance form since the age of five and had acted in several plays in Satyadev Dubeys Theatre including a play titled Neelam She did not have any plans of being an actress but when Amits friend filmmaker and actor Rakesh Roshan met her during a family lunch he offered her the lead role in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Amisha accepted the offer the movie went on to become a blockbuster and made her a star overnight She went on to star in movies like Gadar Ek Prem Katha Kranti Kya Yehi Pyar Hai Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage Yeh Hai Jalwa Humraaz Parwana Suno Sasurjee Vaada Elaan Zameer Mere Jeevan Saathi Mangal Pandey Humko Tumse Pyar Hai Teesri Aankh Tathastu Ankahee Aap Ki Khatir Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd Bhool Bhulaiyaa Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic She has also acted in three Telugu films and a Tamil film Amisha has been the recipient of four awards for her performances in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Gadar Ek Prem Katha She has costarred with Akshaye Khanna Sunny Deol Akshay Kumar Bobby Deol Sanjay Dutt Aftab Shivdasani Hrithik Roshan Arjun Rampal amongst others Her personal life has been marred with misunderstandings with her parents and brother so much so that she has sought the intervention of the courts She dated Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt for five years since the release of their first film together Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage but they had brokenup in 2007 Patel started dating London and Delhibased businessman Kanav Puri after her breakup but they eventually broke up two years later in 2010 She has many critics who have described her as inconsistent but have since then bitten their lips when they were proved wrong by this petite and beautiful actress who has and continues to enthrall her fans with a variety of performances on the silver screen