Amrita Singh

At 66 years old, Amrita Singh has this physical status:

Amrita Singh (born February 9, 1958) is an Indian film and television actress.

She took a break from acting in the early 1990s to become a well-known actress in the 1980s.

She returned to acting in 2002 and has since appeared in supporting roles in film and also appeared on television in 2005.

Amrita has a low public profile and gives few interviews. She is the daughter of Rukhsana Sultana who raised her as a single parent.

Early life

Amrita Singh was born on February 9th, 1958 to Rukhsana Sultana and Jat Sikh officer Shivinder Singh Virk, a Punjabi Jat Sikh father, dating back to 17th-century Sikh martyr Bhai Sangat Singh. Her mother, a political associate of Sanjay Gandhi during the Indian Civil War, was recognized for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilization drive in Muslim areas of Old Delhi. Amrita is the grandniece of politician Ujjal Singh, the grandniece of late novelist Khushwant Singh, and the great-granddaughter of politician Mohinder Kaur through her paternal grandmother Mohinder Kaur. Begum Para is the actor's niece and her husband. Nasir Khan, who is Dilip Kumar's brother, is the actor who plays Begum Para. Ayub Khan, an actor, is her uncle (second cousin was also withdrawn). Singh was a childhood friend of Shah Rukh Khan. Their mothers often worked in the Old Delhi area, and Singh and Khan attended the same academy as Khan's sister, Shahnaz.

Singh studied Modern School in New Delhi and is fluent in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.

Personal life

Saif Ali Khan, a British actor, married Singh in January 1991. Singh, who was raised as a Sikh, converted to Islam before marriage, and the couple married in an Islamic ceremony. Khan, a ten-year-old son of veteran Indian test cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the ninth Nawab of Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore, is a member of the royal family of the erstwhile Bhopal State and Pataudi State. Despite scandals, they stayed married. She stopped acting after her marriage to Khan. The couple divorced in 2004 after thirteen years of marriage. Sara Ali Khan Pataudi was born on August 12, 1995, and on March 5th, 2001, his son Ibrahim Ali Khan Pataudi was born. Sara came from Columbia University, and their son, Ibrahim Ali Khan, is studying in England.

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Career

Singh made her Bollywood debut in 1983 with Betaab, an highly successful romantic drama in which she was paired with Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a succession of hits, such as Sunny (1984), Mard (which was the biggest hit of 1985) and Saaheb (also 1985), Chameli Ki Shaadi and Naam (both 1986), Khudgarz (1987), and Waaris (1988). Singh made a successful pair in several films, not only with Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, and Raj Babbar, but also with Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, some of the leading actors of the 1980s. As well as playing leading roles, she also played supporting negative roles in films such as Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), Suryavanshi (1992) and Aaina (1993), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the lattermost. Her comic timings in films such as Saaheb and Chameli Ki Shaadi are still remembered. She decided to retire into family life and quit acting after her appearance in Rang (1993).

Singh returned to acting in 2002 with 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, in which she played the mother of Bhagat Singh (played by Bobby Deol). She joined the television industry with Ekta Kapoor's family drama Kavyanjali, which aired on Star Plus in 2005. In the show, Singh was seen in a negative role that soon gained immense popularity. Later that year, she won acclaim for her performance in yet another negative role for the film Kalyug. In 2007, Singh played the role of gangster Maya Dolas' mother, Ratnaprabha Dolas, in the Sanjay Gupta film Shootout at Lokhandwala, directed by Apoorva Lakhia - Vivek Oberoi played the role of Maya Dolas. Later on, she appeared in the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan, where she appeared in the short story Poornmasi.

Continuing her acting journey, Singh was seen in Kajraare (2010), and also appeared in Aurangzeb (2012) under the Yash Raj Films banner, where she was paired with Jackie Shroff after almost two decades, after having paired together in Aaina. In 2014, she was seen in 2 States, produced by Dharma Productions, portraying the role of co-actor Arjun Kapoor's mother. The film was released on 18 April 2014, and was a critical and commercial success, and also earned Singh a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2016, she appeared in Flying Jat playing Tiger Shroff's mother. In 2017, she appeared in the comedy-drama Hindi Medium as a school principal. In 2019, she appeared in Sujoy Ghosh's Badla, her first time working with Amitabh Bachchan in 18 years. Badla met with highly positive reviews, and Singh's performance received high critical acclaim. The film proved to be a commercial success, and Singh's performance earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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