Preeti Amin
{{short description|Indian television actress (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
| known_for = {{ubl|Chakravakam| Jhoome Jiiya Re|Dill Mill Gayye|Lapataganj|Durga Aur Charu|Katha Ankahee|Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai}}
| parents = Neeta Amin (mother)
| relatives = Kaushal Amin (brother)
| spouse = {{marriage|Lionel Pereira|2014}}
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Preeti Amin (born 29 December 1967) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Hindi television. She is best known for her roles of Sravanthi in Chakravakam, Jiya Sabharwal in Jhoome Jiiya Re, Dr. Jiya Abhimanyu Modi in Dill Mill Gayye, Surili in Lapataganj, Bholi in Durga Aur Charu, Neerja in Katha Ankahee and Akshara Goenka Sharma in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Indias-Best-Cinestars-Ki-Khoj-Will-It-Work-This-Time/articleshow/37787566.cms|title=India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj: Will It Work This Time?|newspaper=Business Insider|date=5 July 2014|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
Early life and education
Preeti Amin was born in Hyderabad on 29 December 1967{{Citation needed|reason=birth year 1967 is unlikely here|date=September 2024}}. She did her schooling in St Andrews High School, Hyderabad and she did her graduation in Kasturba Gandhi College for Women, Secunderabad, Telangana, and St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad. Before acting in television, Amin taught free style dancing and did theatre and ad modelling.
Career
Amin started her acting career with Telugu shows, Chakravakam, Aloukika and Nanna. She then participated in India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://tellmenothing.com/2017/05/12/top-10-telugu-serials/|title=Top 10 Telugu Serials Of All Time|last=Siddiqui|first=Iqbal|date=2017-05-12|website=Tell Me Nothing|access-date=2017-05-14}}
Amin made her debut in Hindi television with Kasamh Se in 2006 where she played Lakshmi Makhija. She played the lead role of Jiya Sabharwal in Jhoome Jiiya Re from 2007 to 2008. She went onto appear in shows like Kasamh Se, Dill Mill Gayye, Bhaskar Bharti, CID and Aahat{{'}}s crossover episode, Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein and Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Priti-Amin-in-Khoobsurat/articleshow/20119902.cms|title=Priti Amin in Khoobsurat - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=18 May 2013 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-01}}
Amin is widely known for playing Surili in Lapataganj from 2009 to 2012.{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/will-not-join-lapataganj-2-says-preeti-amin_134877.html|title=Will not join 'Lapataganj 2', says Preeti Amin|newspaper=Zee News|date=20 May 2013|accessdate=10 June 2015}} She then participated in Comedy Circus Ke Taansen. Amin also judged Zee TV Rajasthan's show Nach Le Bindani, the Rajasthani version of Dance India Dance Super Moms.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Preeti-Amin-turns-judge-while-Arvind-Kumar-of-Nach-Baliye-fame-becomes-mahaguru-for-Nach-le-Bindini-on-Zee-Rajasthan/articleshow/31089653.cms?|title=Preeti Amin & Arvind Kumar to judge a TV show|newspaper=The Times of India|date=27 February 2014|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
After a hiatus of eight years, Amin made her comeback with Durga Aur Charu and then appeared in Katha Ankahee. From November 2023 to December 2023 she played Advocate Akshara Sharma in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Personal life
Amin met Lionel Pereira, an American psychiatrist in 2009 and they began dating in 2011. On 26 October 2014, Amin married Pereira in a church wedding ceremony.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Preeti-Amin-has-a-church-wedding/articleshow/44959399.cms|title=Preeti Amin has a church wedding|newspaper=The Times of India|date=29 October 2014|accessdate=10 June 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/priti-amin-after-an-eight-year-hiatus-i-feel-a-lot-has-changed-101673441643274-amp.html |title=Priti Amin: After an eight-year hiatus, I feel a lot has changed |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=11 January 2023 |accessdate=28 May 2023}}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
| 2003–2006
| Sravanthi Indra | Telugu show | Lead Role |
| 2004
| India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj | Contestant | | |
| 2004–2005
| Nanna | Kavita Sambasivarao | rowspan = "2" | Telugu shows |{{Cite web |title=ప్రభుత్వ జోక్యంతోనే టికెట్ ధరల సమస్య.. అక్కడ థియేటర్కు రూ.కోటి లంచం ఇవ్వాలి |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/gunnam-gangaraju-special-interview/0206/122160097 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Eenadu |language=te}} |
| 2004–2006
| Aloukika | Trishna | |
| 2006
| Lakshmi Makhija | | |
| 2007–2008
| Jiya "Dabboo" Sabharwal | Lead Role | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2009
| Geeta | Special appearance | |
| Dill Mill Gayye
| Dr. Jiya Abhimanyu Modi | Negative Role |
| 2009–2012
| Surili Pandey | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2010
| CID | rowspan = "2" | Manasi | rowspan = "2" | Crossover episode | |
| Aahat
| |
| 2011
| Contestant | | |
| 2012–2013
| Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein | Komila Bhalla Kaushik | | |
| 2013
| Anisha | | |
| 2014
| Nach Le Bindani | Judge | Rajasthani show | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2022–2023
| Bholi | Negative Role |
| Katha Ankahee
| Neerja "Dodo" | | |
| 2023
| Advocate Akshara "Akshu" Goenka Sharma | |
| 2024
| Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Samarthya Santulan | | |
| 2024–2025
| Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye | Vandana "Vandy" Karvekar | |
| 2025–present
| Aami Dakini | | | |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
| 2024
| Radha Raisinghani | Special appearance |
= Music video =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Singer ! Album ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
| 2006
| "Teri Deewani" | Kailasa |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4414615}}
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Category:Actresses from Hyderabad, India
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Mumbai