Amrita Puri
{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Amrita Puri
| image = Amrita Puri at '8th Annual Gemfields RioTinto Retail Jeweller India Awards 2012' meet 14.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Puri in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|08|20|df=yes}}
| occupation = Actress
| height =
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| spouse = {{marriage|Imrun Sethi|2017}}
| parents = Aditya Puri (father)
}}
Amrita Puri (born 20 August 1983) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and web shows. She made her acting debut with the romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010), which earned her the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female and also received Filmfare Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She had her first commercial success with the 2013 buddy sports drama Kai Po Che!.
Puri received ITA Award for Best Actress Drama nomination, for her portrayal in the television show P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke (2016-2017). She has since appeared in the web series, Four More Shots Please! (2019), Jeet Ki Zid (2021), Ranjish Hi Sahi (2022) and the film Neeyat (2023).
Early life
Amrita Puri was born on Saturday, 20 August 1983{{Cite web |title=Amrita Puri's Birthday Special - See 10 beautiful pictures of the Aisha fame actress |accessdate=20 August 2022 |url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-amrita-puri-birthday-special-see-10-beautiful-pictures-of-actress-an-4483680.html |work=News18 |date=20 August 2022 |language=hindi |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820015404/https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-amrita-puri-birthday-special-see-10-beautiful-pictures-of-actress-an-4483680.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.amarujala.com/amp/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-film-actress-amrita-puri-birthday-special-here-know-about-facts |title=Happy Birthday Amrita Puri - A look at her journey in Bollywood and some unknown facts |work=Amar Ujala |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707163015/https://www.amarujala.com/amp/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-film-actress-amrita-puri-birthday-special-here-know-about-facts |url-status=live}} in Mumbai. Her father Aditya Puri, has been the MD of HDFC Bank.{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/Life-is-not-all-about-success--money-Aditya-Puri/articleshow/6493474.cms |title=Life is not all about success & money: Aditya Puri |work=The Economic Times |date=5 September 2010 |access-date=21 May 2011 |archive-date=6 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006113632/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/Life-is-not-all-about-success--money-Aditya-Puri/articleshow/6493474.cms |url-status=live}} She has a brother named Amit Puri. Puri said in an interview that after her graduation, her father made her work with O&M as a copywriter for a year.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-survived-because-I-am-headstrong-like-my-father-Amrita-Puri/articleshow/19060945.cms |title=I survived because I am headstrong like my father: Amrita Puri |last=Gupta |first=Priya |work=The Times of India |date=19 March 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2018 |archive-date=1 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701093138/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-survived-because-I-am-headstrong-like-my-father-Amrita-Puri/articleshow/19060945.cms |url-status=live}}
Career
File:Amrita puri forest success party.jpg
Puri started her career through writing and doing theatre.{{cite web |title=Abhay is a fab co-star: Amrita Puri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Abhay-is-a-fab-co-star-Amrita-Puri/etarticleshow/6134901.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609143949/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-07/news-interviews/28298665_1_aisha-sonam-beauty-parlour |url-status=live |archive-date=9 June 2012 |access-date=21 May 2011 |work=The Times of India |date=7 July 2010}}
Puri made her Bollywood film debut with Rajshree Ojha's Aisha in 2010. The ensemble romantic comedy-drama, co-starring Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Cyrus Sahukar, Anand Tiwari, Arunoday Singh and Lisa Haydon, saw Puri portray Shefali Thakur, a friend of Kapoor's eponymous lead. The film proved to be a semi-hit at the box-office and earned Puri two nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards – Best Female Debut and Best Supporting Actress. After the moderate response of Aisha, Puri appeared opposite Kunal Khemu in Vishal Mahadkar's directorial debut—the crime thriller Blood Money (2012)—in which she portrayed the wife of Khemu's character.
Puri next appeared in Abhishek Kapoor's buddy drama Kai Po Che! (2013) alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Rajkummar Rao. An adaptation of the novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, she was cast as Vidya Bhatt, a district level cricketer's younger sister who falls in love with his best friend. Puri made her television debut with the series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore in 2015 in which she had an episodic role. In 2016, she portrayed the lead role of Harleen Kaur opposite Purab Kohli in the series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke that aired on StarPlus and ended in 2017.
In 2019, she was a part of two web series – Four More Shots Please! as Kavya Arora and Made In Heaven as Devyani Singh. In 2021, she played the role of Maeher Saluja in the family drama short film Clean which premiered on Amazon Mini and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2022, she played the lead role of Anju Bhatt in the web series Ranjish Hi Sahi on Voot along with Tahir Raj Bhasin and Amala Paul.
In 2023, she played a businessman's assistant in Anu Menon's mystery thriller Neeyat.
In March 2025, she will feature alongside Vicky Kaushal in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic comedy Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania.
Personal life
Puri got engaged to her long time restaurateur boyfriend Imrun Sethi in November 2016.{{cite news |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/pix-aisha-actress-amrita-puri-gets-married/20171113.htm |title=PIX: Aisha actress Amrita Puri gets married to her beau |publisher=Rediff.com |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162810/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/pix-aisha-actress-amrita-puri-gets-married/20171113.htm |url-status=live}} Puri married Sethi in an intimate Anand Karaj ceremony in Bangkok, on 11 November 2017.{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/its-a-lavish-bangkok-wedding-for-aditya-puris-actress-daughter-amrita-and-beau-imrun-sethi/articleshow/61686626.cms |title=It's a lavish Bangkok wedding for Aditya Puri's actress daughter Amrita Puri and beau Imrun Sethi |work=The Economic Times |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630185736/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/its-a-lavish-bangkok-wedding-for-aditya-puris-actress-daughter-amrita-and-beau-imrun-sethi/articleshow/61686626.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aisha-actor-amrita-puri-wedding-inside-photos-4936751/lite/ |title=Inside photos of Kai Po Che actor Amrita Puri's Bangkok wedding with beau Imrun Sethi |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=14 November 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114102554/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aisha-actor-amrita-puri-wedding-inside-photos-4936751/lite/ |url-status=live}}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
= Films =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |
| 2010
| Aisha | Shefali Thakur | |
| 2012
| Aarzoo Kadam | | |
| 2013
| scope="row"|Kai Po Che! | Vidya Bhatt Patel | |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Megha Kumar | | |
| Suno
| Wife | rowspan="2"|Short film | |
| 2021
| Clean | Maeher Saluja | |
| 2023
| Neeyat | Kamini Deb Patel (Kay) | |
| 2027
| {{pending film|italic=yes| Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania }} | Janhvi Saluja | with Vicky Kaushal | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |
| 2015
| Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Charulata | Episode: "Broken Nest" |
| 2016-2017
| Harleen Kaur | |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |
| 2019–present
| Kavya Arora | 3 seasons |
| 2019
| Devyani Singh | Episode: "A Royal Affair" | |
| 2020
| Anjali Patel | | |
| 2021
| Jaya Singh | |
| 2022
| Anju Bhatt | |
| 2024
| Nandini Martin | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
| rowspan="5"|2011
| rowspan="2"|56th Filmfare Awards | rowspan="5"|Aisha | {{nom}} |
| Best Female Debut
| {{nom}} |
| Screen Awards
| {{nom}} |
| Stardust Awards
| Breakthrough Performance – Female | {{Won}} |
| Zee Cine Awards
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | {{nom}} |
| 2017
| Indian Television Academy Awards | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|3629670}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|amrita-puri}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Indian stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Mumbai