Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai , Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha , which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema, earning her a Filmfare Special Performance Award. She would subsequently star in a number of films, most of which proved unsuccessful at the box office. However, her performance in the 2006 film Ankahee, received critical recognition, and she followed it with a supporting role in the hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa . Her... relationship with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt was often talked about in the Indian media as well as her long-running rift with her parents. Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of the famous lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay. She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay and is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five.
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| Birthdate: | June 9, 1975 |
| Birthplace: | Mumbai |
| Age: | 36 |
| Height: | 5' 3" |
| Education: | Cathedral and John Connon School, Tufts University |
| Also known as: | Ameesha Patel, Amisha Amit Patel, Princess |